California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Tue, Apr 16, 1985, 3:39 PM PST (23:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 3 km ESE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-16 23:39:35 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.300° N, 121.675° 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
37°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15133 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.4Northern California · 15133 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15132 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15131 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15131 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15131 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15130 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.74 km SE of Portola Valley, California · 15130 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15129 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.23 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.713 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15129 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.97 km NW of Pescadero, California · 15128 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15128 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.72 km ENE of Union City, California · 15126 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.623 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15125 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15124 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.512 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15124 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.72 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 15123 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15122 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.7Northern California · 15122 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.94 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15122 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.13 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 15122 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15122 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.33 km SSE of North Gate, California · 15122 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15121 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15120 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.111 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.72 km SSE of San Ramon, California · 15119 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15118 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.18 km NE of San Martin, California · 15116 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.0Northern California · 15115 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15114 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.011 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15114 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.419 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 15134 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15134 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15135 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15136 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.04 km SW of Cupertino, California · 15137 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.44 km WNW of Saratoga, California · 15137 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.64 km W of South Dos Palos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15139 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15139 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.412 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15139 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.717 km S of Davenport, California · 15140 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc46274. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.