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 Sun, Nov 17, 1985, 11:13 AM PST (19:13 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-17 19:13:08 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.294° N, 121.676° 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
36°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.83 km ESE of Rodeo, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.78 km SE of Sunol, California · 14907 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.227 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14905 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14904 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.66 km SW of Mountain House, California · 14904 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14904 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14904 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, California · 14903 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.110 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14903 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.09 km SE of Livermore, California · 14903 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.97 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.19 km SE of Livermore, California · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, California · 14902 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14902 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.91 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.317 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14900 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.5Central California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.04 km SSE of Seven Trees, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.93 km N of Aromas, California · 14897 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14897 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 14896 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 14895 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.05 km NW of Broadmoor, California · 14894 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 3.06 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 3.46 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc59288. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.