California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km E of Seven Trees, California on Sun, Nov 9, 1986, 2:09 PM PST (22:09 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-11-09 22:09:38 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.285° N, 121.666° 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
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14545 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.012 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14544 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.95 km ESE of Aromas, California · 14544 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSE of Byron, California · 14543 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.61 km SW of San Ramon, California · 14543 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.516 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.516 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14542 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.52 km SSW of La Honda, California · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.25 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14542 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14541 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14540 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.73 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14540 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14540 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.112 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14539 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14539 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14538 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.415 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14538 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14537 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.87 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14537 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14537 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14536 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.2Northern California · 14536 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14536 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.88 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14536 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 14535 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.66 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14534 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.02 km SSW of Diablo, California · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.07 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14534 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.59 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.08 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14533 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.83 km N of East Foothills, California · 14533 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.613 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14532 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.81 km ESE of Davenport, California · 14532 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.716 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14531 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14530 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.016 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.726 km W of Volta, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 4.116 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.916 km SE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.016 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.016 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 2.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.216 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14530 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.58 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14530 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 3.316 km SE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.916 km SE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.316 km SE of Livermore, California · 14530 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14529 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14529 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.816 km SE of Livermore, California · 14529 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 163.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc87608. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.