April 24, 1984 Earthquake: Morgan Hill, Central, California, United States
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Morgan Hill, Central, California, United States on April 24, 1984 at 21:15:19 UTC, 8 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 24, 1984
- Time
- 21:15:19 UTC
- Place
- Morgan Hill, Central, California, United States
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 8 km (5 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 37.320° N, 121.698° W
- Country
- United States
The toll
- Injuries
- 27
- Damage
- $8 million
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Photos
From the NCEI/WDS Natural Hazards Image Database (doi:10.7289/V5154F01). Only photos by the USGS and NOAA, which are public domain, are shown.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 18, 1906, San Francisco, California, United States
- October 18, 1989, Loma Prieta, California, United States
- October 21, 1868, Hayward,san Francisco, California, United States
- December 22, 2003, Paso Robles,templeton,atascadero, California, United States
- August 24, 2014, Napa, Vallejo, California, United States
- October 2, 1969, Santa Rosa, California, United States
- October 31, 2007, San Jose, California, United States
- October 8, 1865, Santa Cruz, California, United States
- November 26, 1858, San Jose,san Francisco, California, United States
- July 4, 1861, Contra Costa,alameda Counties, California, United States
- February 15, 1856, Northern, California, United States
- January 24, 1980, Livermore, California, United States
- September 24, 1859, Half Moon Bay, California, United States
- July 20, 2007, Montclair, California, United States
- June 1838, San Francisco,san Jose,santa Clara, California, United States
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5030.