California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km WNW of Davenport, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Davenport, California on Sat, May 16, 1987, 8:34 AM PDT (15:34 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 13 km N of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1987-05-16 15:34:56 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.045° N, 122.273° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14382 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14382 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.64 km E of Union City, California · 14380 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14380 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.73 km SW of Hillsborough, California · 14379 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.018 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.61 km NE of Pacific Grove, California · 14376 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.93 km SSW of Broadmoor, California · 14375 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14375 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.57 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14375 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.43 km N of San Leandro, California · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.0Northern California · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.43 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.23 km N of San Leandro, California · 14374 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.53 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14374 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14374 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.94 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 14374 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.34 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 14374 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14374 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.04 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 14374 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14373 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.62 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14372 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14372 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.619 km E of East Foothills, California · 14371 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14371 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.63 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14370 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.22 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.82 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14370 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.96 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14369 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14369 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.63 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14367 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14366 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.60 km NE of North Gate, California · 14366 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14365 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14365 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.22 km N of Ashland, California · 14362 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14361 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.6Northern California · 14360 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.93 km S of Fairview, California · 14360 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.64 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 3.12 km NNW of Communications Hill, California · 14358 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14357 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14356 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.88 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14355 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14353 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14353 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.510 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14349 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.61 km N of Kensington, California · 14349 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 14348 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14348 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14385 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.812 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14386 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.87 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14386 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.713 km N of Hollister, California · 14388 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.4Northern California · 14389 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14389 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.73 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 14389 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 4.04 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 14389 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.14 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14390 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.19 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14392 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14392 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14392 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.90 km W of Walnut Creek, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.29 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.7Northern California · 14393 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.30 km E of Walnut Creek, California · 14397 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14397 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

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