California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Sat, Oct 19, 1985, 10:35 AM PDT (17:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 31 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1985-10-19 17:35:48 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.294° N, 121.673° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
37

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. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14958 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.93 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 14958 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14956 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14955 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.711 km S of Pescadero, California · 14954 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 14952 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.52 km W of Concord, California · 14952 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.43 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14951 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14951 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14950 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14949 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14949 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14949 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 14949 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14948 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14948 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.612 km E of East Foothills, California · 14947 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14946 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14946 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14945 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14945 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.47 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.63 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14944 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 14944 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14943 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14943 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14942 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14942 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.011 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14940 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14940 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.68 km SW of La Selva Beach, California · 14940 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.87 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14939 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14938 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14936 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.712 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14935 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14935 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14934 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14934 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.18 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14934 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14934 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14933 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14933 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14932 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14931 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14930 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14930 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.94 km E of Fairview, California · 14930 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 14929 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14929 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14928 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14928 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14928 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.80 km S of Concord, California · 14925 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.80 km NE of Concord, California · 14925 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14925 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14925 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14925 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14924 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.76 km NNE of Blackhawk, California · 14924 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14959 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of Piedmont, California · 14961 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14963 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14963 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.80 km WSW of Concord, California · 14965 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.615 km WNW of Davenport, California · 14965 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14965 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14967 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.216 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14967 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.83 km N of Ashland, California · 14968 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14969 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14970 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.911 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14970 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14970 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.712 km WSW of Byron, California · 14970 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.62 km ENE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 14970 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14970 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14971 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14971 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14971 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc57273. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.