M1.5 earthquake 9km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Jan 17, 2020, 4:44 AM PST

UTC

2020-01-17 12:44:19 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.170° N, 121.568° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

41

• Morgan Hill, CaliforniaPopulation 42,948. Forecast9 kmENE
• San Jose, CaliforniaPopulation 997,368. Forecast34 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast459 kmNW

After

1. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 17, 10:53 PM PST · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.010km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 18, 2:47 AM PST · 2452 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.612km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 18, 12:34 PM PST · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.210km ESE of Gilroy, CASat, Jan 18, 8:09 PM PST · 2451 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
5. 1.710km ESE of Gilroy, CASat, Jan 18, 8:13 PM PST · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.11km NNE of Piedmont, CASun, Jan 19, 3:54 AM PST · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 43
7. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jan 19, 4:11 AM PST · 2451 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
8. 1.96km SSW of Ridgemark, CATue, Jan 21, 7:25 PM PST · 2448 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
9. 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:02 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
10. 1.710km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:48 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 22, 9:26 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.610km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jan 22, 11:27 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
13. 2.315km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 23, 10:50 PM PST · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CASat, Jan 25, 8:50 AM PST · 2445 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 25, 5:57 PM PST · 2445 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.63km ESE of Hayward, CASat, Jan 25, 8:48 PM PST · 2444 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.617km NW of New Idria, CASun, Jan 26, 5:23 AM PST · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.517km NW of New Idria, CASun, Jan 26, 5:31 AM PST · 2444 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.15km SSW of Gilroy, CASun, Jan 26, 5:02 PM PST · 2444 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 27, 2:19 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
21. 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 27, 4:05 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
22. 1.86km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 29, 5:04 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.35km NNW of Aromas, CAWed, Jan 29, 6:11 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
24. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 29, 7:36 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
25. 1.918km W of Los Banos, CAWed, Jan 29, 9:32 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 3:21 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.410km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:43 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 8:03 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
29. 2.810km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 9:07 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
30. 2.612km W of Saratoga, CAFri, Jan 31, 3:13 AM PST · 2439 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 33
31. 1.59km ENE of San Martin, CASat, Feb 1, 7:10 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
32. 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 2, 1:28 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
33. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 3, 1:44 PM PST · 2436 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
34. 1.79km SW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 5, 11:31 PM PST · 2433 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.113km NNE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 6, 6:49 PM PST · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
36. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 7, 8:37 PM PST · 2431 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
37. 1.73km E of Aromas, CATue, Feb 11, 11:00 AM PST · 2428 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Feb 11, 3:26 PM PST · 2428 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
39. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 11, 11:09 PM PST · 2427 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
40. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 11, 11:23 PM PST · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
41. 1.924km S of South Dos Palos, CAWed, Feb 12, 5:02 AM PST · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
42. 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 12, 10:58 AM PST · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
43. 3.612km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 12, 7:33 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 101
44. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 12, 7:36 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
45. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 12, 10:26 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 13, 2:08 AM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
47. 1.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 13, 3:09 AM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
48. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 13, 4:16 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.111km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 13, 6:58 PM PST · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
50. 2.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Feb 15, 1:32 AM PST · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
51. 1.55km E of Oakland, CASun, Feb 16, 7:36 AM PST · 2423 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
52. 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 16, 12:10 PM PST · 2423 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
53. 1.93km NW of Castro Valley, CASun, Feb 16, 11:04 PM PST · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
54. 2.320km E of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 16, 11:27 PM PST · 2422 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
55. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 18, 5:24 AM PST · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
56. 1.82km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 19, 12:55 AM PST · 2420 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
57. 2.612km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 19, 6:19 PM PST · 2420 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
58. 1.53km NE of Union City, CAWed, Feb 19, 8:41 PM PST · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
59. 1.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 19, 9:36 PM PST · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
60. 2.118km W of Westley, CAThu, Feb 20, 8:00 AM PST · 2419 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

1. 2.311km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 16, 12:27 PM PST · 2454 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.210km SE of Livermore, CAThu, Jan 16, 12:26 PM PST · 2454 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.113km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 16, 11:39 AM PST · 2454 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.44km N of Lafayette, CATue, Jan 14, 2:46 PM PST · 2456 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
5. 1.74km N of Lafayette, CATue, Jan 14, 2:38 PM PST · 2456 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.215km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 14, 7:11 AM PST · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.06km S of Loyola, CAMon, Jan 13, 8:00 PM PST · 2456 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 13, 3:33 PM PST · 2457 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Jan 13, 4:54 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
10. 3.23km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:58 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 131
11. 1.82km SE of Pacifica, CAMon, Jan 13, 1:06 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 12, 4:45 PM PST · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 12, 3:43 PM PST · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.110km E of Alum Rock, CASun, Jan 12, 12:54 PM PST · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
15. 1.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Jan 12, 11:21 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Jan 12, 4:46 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
17. 2.710km SE of Livermore, CAFri, Jan 10, 1:08 AM PST · 2460 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
18. 1.75km SE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 9, 11:06 PM PST · 2460 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.811km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 9, 7:56 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
20. 1.83km W of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Jan 9, 5:24 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73328421. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.