California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km SE of Sunol, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Sunol, California on Sun, Jun 9, 1985, 5:57 PM PDT (00:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-06-10 00:57:03 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.535° N, 121.822° 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
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15080 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15079 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15078 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.07 km SSE of Twin Lakes, California · 15077 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.62 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15077 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.8Northern California · 15075 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15073 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.914 km NNW of Pacific Grove, California · 15073 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15071 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Hollister, California · 15071 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15071 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15067 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.96 km S of Muir Beach, California · 15067 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15066 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15065 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 15065 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 15065 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.215 km SE of Livermore, California · 15064 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.18 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15063 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15063 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 15063 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.06 km E of Fremont, California · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.76 km E of Fremont, California · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.56 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.60 km W of Alamo, California · 15061 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15061 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15060 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.14 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 15059 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.710 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15057 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.9Northern California · 15057 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.611 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15057 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.110 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15056 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.89 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15056 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.710 km ESE of Livermore, California · 15056 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.57 km N of Hollister, California · 15056 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15053 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.84 km SE of Isleton, California · 15052 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.111 km WSW of Mountain House, California · 15052 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.6Northern California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15049 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15049 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.49 km SE of Suisun, California · 15048 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 3.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15047 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.57 km SSE of Suisun, California · 15047 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.426 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.36 km ESE of Suisun, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15080 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15080 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.81 km WNW of Hollister, California · 15080 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.09 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15081 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.24 km N of San Leandro, California · 15081 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15082 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.28 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15082 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15082 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.112 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15083 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.35 km E of Fremont, California · 15083 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.92 km S of Pleasanton, California · 15084 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15084 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15084 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.65 km NE of Clayton, California · 15084 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.66 km ESE of Fremont, California · 15085 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15085 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.115 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15085 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc49230 (also filed as usp0002fq2). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.