California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 18 km SSE of Livermore, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Livermore, California on Sat, Mar 28, 1987, 1:12 PM PST (21:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km SSE of Livermore, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-03-28 21:12:17 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.539° N, 121.656° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Northern California · 14423 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.020 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14423 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.76 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14422 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14422 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.61 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14421 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14421 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.820 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14420 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.712 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14420 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.120 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14419 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.920 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14419 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14419 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14418 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14418 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.86 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14418 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14417 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.66 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14417 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.07 km SW of Mountain House, California · 14417 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.81 km NNW of Castro Valley, California · 14417 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14415 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14415 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14414 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.512 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14413 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.73 km NW of Sunol, California · 14412 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.519 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14411 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14411 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.415 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14411 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14411 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14410 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14410 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14408 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.417 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14408 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 2.03 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.02 km W of Hollister, California · 14407 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14407 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.52 km WSW of Cambrian Park, California · 14405 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.610 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14404 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.85 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14403 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.36 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14402 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.81 km ENE of Walnut Creek, California · 14402 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.01 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 14401 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 14401 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.75 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14400 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.71 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 14400 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.11 km NE of San Ramon, California · 14400 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.71 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 14400 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.27 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14399 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.87 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14399 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.90 km NW of Walnut Creek, California · 14399 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.27 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14399 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.57 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14398 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.51 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 14397 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.81 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 3.113 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14397 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 14395 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.82 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14394 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.3Central California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.00 km E of Walnut Creek, California · 14394 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.815 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14424 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.48 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Broadmoor, California · 14425 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.217 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14425 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.52 km N of Aromas, California · 14426 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 14427 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14427 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.011 km S of Pescadero, California · 14427 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.79 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14428 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14429 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.07 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14429 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.1Northern California · 14430 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.513 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14430 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14431 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14431 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.417 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14431 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14432 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc97583 (also filed as usp00033qv). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.