California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Thu, Jan 24, 1985, 11:03 AM PST (19:03 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-24 19:03:23 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.298° N, 121.679° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15223 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15220 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15216 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15216 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15216 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.0Northern California · 15215 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.65 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 15215 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15215 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.14 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15215 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15214 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15214 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15213 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15213 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15212 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15212 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.110 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15212 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.110 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15211 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.010 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15211 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.011 km NNW of Pittsburg, California · 15211 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.78 km NE of Milpitas, California · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.73 km E of Ridgemark, California · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15207 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.03 km E of Saratoga, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.77 km NW of Hollister, California · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15206 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.8Central California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15204 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15204 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15203 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15203 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15203 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15201 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.210 km E of Blackhawk, California · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15200 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.5Central California · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15224 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.83 km SW of Broadmoor, California · 15225 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15225 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.917 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15226 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 15227 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15228 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.78 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15229 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.18 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15230 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15231 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15232 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15232 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15233 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc38656. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.