California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Wed, May 28, 1986, 6:41 PM PDT (01:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-05-29 01:41:52 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.291° N, 121.667° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14738 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14738 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.81 km ENE of Alamo, California · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.92 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14738 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14737 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.16 km NE of Hollister, California · 14737 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.84 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14737 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.611 km E of East Foothills, California · 14737 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14737 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14736 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 4.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.319 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14736 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14736 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.97 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.6Central California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 3.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.85 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14735 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.69 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14735 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14735 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14735 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14734 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14739 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14739 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.01 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 14740 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.65 km WNW of Spreckels, California · 14740 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14740 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.03 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14740 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.31 km W of Corralitos, California · 14740 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14740 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14740 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.96 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14741 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.86 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14741 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14741 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.514 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14741 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14741 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.92 km ESE of East Richmond Heights, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14742 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.06 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14742 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73536. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.