California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 14 km E of Seven Trees, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 14 km E of Seven Trees, California on Mon, Jan 26, 1987, 5:47 AM PST (13:47 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 10 km WSW of Ridgemark, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-01-26 13:47:46 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.290° N, 121.671° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14472 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 14471 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.0Northern California · 14471 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14471 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.317 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14470 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14469 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14469 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.317 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14469 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14469 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14469 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14469 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14468 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 14468 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14467 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.31 km NE of Aromas, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.717 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14467 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.65 km S of San Ramon, California · 14466 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14465 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.711 km ESE of Livermore, California · 14465 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14464 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.48 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14464 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.81 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 14464 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.45 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14463 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14463 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.96 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14463 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.920 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14463 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.532 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14462 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.28 km SSE of Sunol, California · 14462 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14462 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.216 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14461 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.7Northern California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.92 km NE of San Leandro, California · 14461 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14461 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14460 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 2.213 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14460 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.812 km SE of Sunol, California · 14460 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14459 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14459 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.015 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14459 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.77 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14458 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.812 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14458 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 171.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc93248. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.