California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Thu, Mar 21, 1985, 7:19 AM PST (15:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-03-21 15:19:11 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.295° N, 121.677° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15160 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.9Northern California · 15159 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15159 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.716 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 15159 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15159 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15159 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15158 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.44 km NW of Bay Point, California · 15158 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15158 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15157 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15157 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15156 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.7Central California · 15155 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15155 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.515 km E of East Foothills, California · 15153 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15153 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15152 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15152 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15151 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15150 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.65 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15149 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15149 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.67 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15149 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.12 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 15149 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15148 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.77 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15148 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.71 km N of Mountain View, California · 15148 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.710 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15148 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15147 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.37 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15146 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15145 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15145 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.9Central California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 3.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15144 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.617 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15143 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.412 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.46 km E of Fremont, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.86 km SSW of Sunol, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.65 km E of Fremont, California · 15141 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.75 km E of Fremont, California · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.66 km E of Fremont, California · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 3.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.717 km S of Davenport, California · 15141 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.44 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.04 km SW of Cupertino, California · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15136 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15134 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 15161 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc44434. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC.