M1.8 earthquake 2 km SSE of Sunol, California

Magnitude

1.8 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Apr 29, 1986, 2:46 PM PDT

UTC

1986-04-29 21:46:41 UTC

Depth

11.5 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.571° N, 121.880° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

41

• Sunol, CaliforniaPopulation 913. Forecast3 kmSSE
• Fremont, CaliforniaPopulation 232,206. Forecast10 kmENE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast510 kmNW

After

1. 2.45 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 7:59 AM PDT · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 10:27 AM PDT · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 12:21 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.02 km SSW of Green Valley, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 12:33 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.725 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 1:44 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
6. 1.8Northern CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 7:30 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.711 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 11:00 PM PDT · 14761 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.46 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 12:17 AM PDT · 14760 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 12:17 AM PDT · 14760 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.73 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 4:57 PM PDT · 14760 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
11. 1.813 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 11:50 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.3Central CaliforniaFri, May 2, 3:13 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 11:28 AM PDT · 14759 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
14. 2.618 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 1:19 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
15. 1.67 km SE of La Honda, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 5:45 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.713 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 7:34 PM PDT · 14759 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 1:05 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
18. 2.539 km SW of Bolinas, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 1:16 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 3:25 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 3:43 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.618 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 8:20 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.718 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 10:37 AM PDT · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
23. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 1:15 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
24. 2.418 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 3:01 PM PDT · 14758 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.43 km WNW of Mountain House, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 12:25 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
26. 2.518 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 4:29 AM PDT · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.818 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 4:46 PM PDT · 14757 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.518 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 1:20 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
29. 2.06 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 3:11 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.56 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 3:14 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
31. 1.61 km S of Millbrae, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 5:15 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
32. 1.812 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 5, 11:01 PM PDT · 14756 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
33. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 4:48 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
34. 1.69 km SE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, May 6, 6:13 PM PDT · 14755 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
35. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 12:46 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
36. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 7:59 AM PDT · 14754 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
37. 2.013 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 12:29 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
38. 2.310 km NW of Bonny Doon, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 12:57 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
39. 2.513 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 4:24 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
40. 2.26 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, May 7, 6:23 PM PDT · 14754 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
41. 1.89 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 8:15 AM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
42. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 12:20 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
43. 1.719 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 3:47 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
44. 1.78 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 5:07 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
45. 3.08 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 7:29 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 9:40 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
47. 1.59 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 10:56 PM PDT · 14753 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.119 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaThu, May 8, 11:55 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
49. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 9:09 AM PDT · 14752 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
50. 2.29 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 4:14 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.610 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 4:35 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
52. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, May 9, 7:10 PM PDT · 14752 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
53. 1.57 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 4:13 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
54. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 7:44 AM PDT · 14751 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
55. 2.48 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 2:27 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
56. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 3:07 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
57. 2.72 km WSW of Portola Valley, CaliforniaSat, May 10, 3:30 PM PDT · 14751 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
58. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 12:15 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
59. 2.69 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 8:26 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
60. 1.94 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, May 11, 9:12 PM PDT · 14750 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

1. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, CATue, Apr 29, 5:09 AM PDT · 14762 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 11:37 PM PDT · 14762 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 3:40 PM PDT · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
4. 3.515 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 10:33 AM PDT · 14763 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
5. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 3:02 AM PDT · 14763 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.318 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 9:53 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 5:07 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
8. 1.515 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 2:07 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.07 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 1:13 PM PDT · 14764 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.86 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 6:07 AM PDT · 14764 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 3:11 PM PST · 14765 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
12. 2.512 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 3:07 AM PST · 14765 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
13. 1.819 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 10:21 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
14. 2.06 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 6:58 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 6:08 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
16. 2.513 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 2:51 PM PST · 14766 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
17. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 6:45 AM PST · 14767 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 5:57 AM PST · 14767 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.417 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 7:55 PM PST · 14768 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 7:25 PM PST · 14768 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc71408. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.