California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Tue, Feb 5, 1985, 3:42 AM PST (11:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km NE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-05 11:42:49 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.292° N, 121.670° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km NE of Milpitas, California · 15204 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.73 km E of Ridgemark, California · 15203 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15203 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.03 km E of Saratoga, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.77 km NW of Hollister, California · 15200 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15199 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15199 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.8Central California · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15198 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.817 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 15197 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.33 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15197 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15196 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.03 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15196 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15196 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15195 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15195 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15194 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15194 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15194 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15194 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.210 km E of Blackhawk, California · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.05 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15194 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15192 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 2.33 km N of San Leandro, California · 15191 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15191 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.72 km SE of Loyola, California · 15190 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 15190 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15189 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15188 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.77 km E of Gilroy, California · 15188 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.918 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.77 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.88 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15185 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15181 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.64 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15181 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.011 km NNW of Pittsburg, California · 15204 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.010 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.110 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15205 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.110 km N of Pittsburg, California · 15205 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15206 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15207 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39944. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.