California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 14 km NE of East Foothills, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 14 km NE of East Foothills, California on Wed, Jul 2, 1986, 5:08 AM PDT (12:08 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-02 12:08:24 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.453° N, 121.687° 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
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14700 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14700 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.611 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14700 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.218 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14700 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.58 km NE of Blackhawk, California · 14698 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.97 km E of East Foothills, California · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.65 km NE of Tracy, California · 14697 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.610 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 14697 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14697 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14695 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14694 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.9Northern California · 14694 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14693 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.2Central California · 14693 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14693 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.6Northern California · 14692 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.65 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14692 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.83 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14691 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14691 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14691 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.74 km WNW of Broadmoor, California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.94 km E of Empire, California · 14688 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14688 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14687 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14687 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.17 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.21 km E of Aromas, California · 14686 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.74 km S of San Ramon, California · 14686 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14686 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14686 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.74 km E of South San Francisco, California · 14686 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.64 km S of San Ramon, California · 14686 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14686 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14686 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14685 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14685 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.712 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14685 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.910 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.114 km WNW of Westley, California · 14684 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14684 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.54 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14684 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14683 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14683 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14683 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.89 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14700 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 3.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.318 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14701 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.819 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14701 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14702 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.311 km SW of Brentwood, California · 14702 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14703 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.86 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14703 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.03 km S of San Ramon, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.44 km S of San Ramon, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14705 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14705 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75813. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.