California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Mon, Mar 11, 1985, 8:04 PM PST (04:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-12 04:04:51 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.291° N, 121.667° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SE of Livermore, California · 15176 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15176 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.99 km E of San Martin, California · 15175 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.77 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 15175 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15175 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15175 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15174 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.04 km E of Day Valley, California · 15174 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.63 km WSW of Campbell, California · 15174 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15173 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.4Central California · 15173 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15172 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.50 km WNW of Concord, California · 15172 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.91 km SSE of Concord, California · 15171 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.57 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15170 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15170 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15170 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.430 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15170 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.55 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15170 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.62 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.93 km E of Berkeley, California · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15168 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 15168 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15167 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15167 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15166 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.9Northern California · 15166 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15166 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.716 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15166 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15165 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.44 km NW of Bay Point, California · 15165 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15165 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15164 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15164 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.7Central California · 15162 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15162 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.515 km E of East Foothills, California · 15160 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15160 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15159 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15159 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 3.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15158 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15158 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.65 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15156 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.67 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15156 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.12 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 15156 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15155 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.77 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15155 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.71 km N of Mountain View, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.710 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15155 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15154 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15177 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15178 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.813 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15181 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15183 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15184 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15186 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15186 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15187 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15187 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15187 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.64 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15188 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15188 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15190 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15192 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.88 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15192 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc43580. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC.