California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km WNW of Dublin, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Dublin, California on Sat, Sep 27, 1986, 3:42 PM PDT (22:42 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 1 km SSW of Diablo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-27 22:42:15 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.711° N, 121.992° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14613 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14613 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.0Northern California · 14612 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.95 km E of Penngrove, California · 14612 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.64 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14611 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14611 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.514 km W of Westley, California · 14609 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14609 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.13 km NE of Clyde, California · 14609 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.47 km E of East Foothills, California · 14608 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.73 km ESE of Brentwood, California · 14607 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.47 km E of East Foothills, California · 14606 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.19 km WNW of Bolinas, California · 14606 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.22 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.94 km E of Santa Rosa, California · 14605 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.44 km E of Interlaken, California · 14605 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.01 km SSW of Fairview, California · 14604 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.79 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 14604 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14602 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.811 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14602 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14601 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14601 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14601 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14601 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 4.21 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14600 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.92 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.62 km ESE of Danville, California · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.02 km ESE of Danville, California · 14600 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 3.21 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14600 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.62 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14600 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.72 km ESE of Danville, California · 14600 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.72 km ESE of Danville, California · 14600 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14599 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14599 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14599 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.73 km E of Discovery Bay, California · 14598 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.19 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14597 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.62 km ESE of Danville, California · 14597 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.110 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 14597 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.94 km WNW of Tracy, California · 14596 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.53 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.43 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14594 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.611 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14594 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.510 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14594 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14593 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.76 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14593 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.7Northern California · 14593 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.82 km ENE of Berkeley, California · 14591 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14591 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14591 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14591 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.514 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14590 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14589 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.46 km SE of Pescadero, California · 14589 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.514 km E of Angwin, California · 14616 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.61 km ESE of Alamo, California · 14616 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14617 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14618 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14619 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.312 km W of Westley, California · 14621 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.79 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14624 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.61 km W of Concord, California · 14624 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14624 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.615 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14629 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.010 km SW of Brentwood, California · 14629 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14630 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.01 km NE of El Cerrito, California · 14631 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.419 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14633 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc83976. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.