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M1.6 earthquake 16km N of Morgan Hill, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km N of Morgan Hill, CA on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 3:28 PM PDT (22:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15km N of Morgan Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 22:28:30 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.279° N, 121.649° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.710km SE of Sunol, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.515km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 34
  22. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 15
  23. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.67km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 90
  32. 1.99km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 152
  35. 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.96km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.66km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.14km WSW of Pleasanton, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 31
  44. 1.95km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.25km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.16km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.420km SE of Livermore, CA · 2007 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.40km W of Pleasant Hill, CA · 2005 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 54
  56. 1.81km SW of East Richmond Heights, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.72km WNW of Newman, CA · 2005 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.914km SE of Livermore, CA · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 70
  60. 2.314km SE of Livermore, CA · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.93km ESE of Berkeley, CA · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73538595. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.