California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km S of Fairview, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km S of Fairview, California on Tue, Jun 9, 1987, 9:02 PM PDT (04:02 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-10 04:02:35 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.648° N, 122.047° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14354 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.12 km NNW of Communications Hill, California · 14354 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14353 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.88 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14352 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14352 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.45 km N of Port Costa, California · 14350 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14350 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.510 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14345 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.61 km N of Kensington, California · 14345 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.03 km SW of Moskowite Corner, California · 14345 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 14344 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14344 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14343 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSW of Hillsborough, California · 14343 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14342 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.36 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14342 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14341 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14340 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14339 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.812 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14338 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.612 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14334 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 3.31 km NNE of Waldon, California · 14334 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.33 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 14333 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.03 km SSE of Concord, California · 14332 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.514 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14330 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.99 km E of San Martin, California · 14330 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14329 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.05 km NE of Penngrove, California · 14329 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14329 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14328 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14328 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14328 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14328 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14327 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.412 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14327 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14327 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14327 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.115 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14327 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14326 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.03 km ESE of Berkeley, California · 14326 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14324 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.917 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 14322 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14321 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14321 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.22 km NNE of Pittsburg, California · 14320 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14319 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.49 km NE of San Martin, California · 14319 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14318 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.73 km N of Interlaken, California · 14318 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.78 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14318 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.914 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14318 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.5Northern California · 14317 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 14316 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.84 km W of Antioch, California · 14316 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.62 km E of Visitacion Valley, California · 14316 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.42 km E of Union City, California · 14316 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.6Northern California · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14357 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14357 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.22 km N of Ashland, California · 14358 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14361 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.86 km W of Glen Ellen, California · 14362 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14362 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14362 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.60 km NE of North Gate, California · 14362 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14363 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14363 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.63 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14363 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14366 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.82 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.22 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.63 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14367 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14368 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.619 km E of East Foothills, California · 14368 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14368 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc101651. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.