California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Cupertino, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Cupertino, California on Tue, Jan 14, 1986, 7:10 PM PST (03:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-15 03:10:10 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.303° N, 122.076° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14868 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14867 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.110 km SSE of Green Valley, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 14866 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.816 km NW of Davenport, California · 14866 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.36 km NE of Aromas, California · 14866 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14866 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 14865 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.72 km NE of Alamo, California · 14865 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.711 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14864 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14862 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14862 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.32 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14861 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.610 km SE of Livermore, California · 14859 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.0Northern California · 14858 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14858 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14858 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 5.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.23 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.13 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.43 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.44 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.73 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.94 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.03 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.04 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 3.24 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 3.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.65 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 4.04 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.94 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.73 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.03 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14857 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.82 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.511 km S of Pescadero, California · 14870 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14871 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14871 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.914 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14871 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.72 km N of San Martin, California · 14871 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14873 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.67 km SSW of Sunol, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14874 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.715 km W of Volta, CA · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.92 km W of Country Club, California · 14876 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14876 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.72 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14877 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.11 km E of Pacheco, California · 14879 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.13 km ESE of Diablo Grande, California · 14881 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc63620. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.