California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Mon, Jul 22, 1985, 4:52 AM PDT (11:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km W of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-22 11:52:20 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.292° N, 121.668° 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
52°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15045 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.4Central California · 15045 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15045 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.66 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 15043 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15042 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15042 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15041 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15041 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15040 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15039 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15036 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15036 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.63 km E of Berkeley, California · 15036 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15036 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15036 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.75 km NW of San Leandro, California · 15035 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15034 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15033 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.52 km E of Berkeley, California · 15033 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15032 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.02 km SSW of Portola Valley, California · 15032 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.62 km SSW of Portola Valley, California · 15032 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15030 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15030 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.921 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15030 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.31 km NNW of Pleasant Hill, California · 15029 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.613 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.77 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15027 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.65 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15027 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.7Central California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15025 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.92 km SW of West Menlo Park, California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15025 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15024 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.55 km E of Interlaken, California · 15024 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15024 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.85 km E of Interlaken, California · 15023 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 15023 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.87 km WNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 15023 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 3.12 km N of Piedmont, California · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.03 km N of Hollister, California · 15023 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15023 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.12 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 15022 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15021 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15020 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15020 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 3.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15019 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.92 km SW of Blackhawk, California · 15019 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 1.90 km ENE of Pittsburg, California · 15045 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.625 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15049 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15050 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.84 km E of Kensington, California · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15051 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.96 km NW of Daly City, California · 15051 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15052 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15052 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15052 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.414 km ENE of Salinas, California · 15053 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.612 km N of Livermore, California · 15053 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15053 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15054 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15054 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.426 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15055 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15055 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc51532. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.