California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California on Fri, Jun 13, 1975, 6:51 PM PDT (01:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-06-14 01:51:57 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.963° N, 121.589° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18720 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.78 km NW of Hollister, California · 18720 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.332 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18719 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.35 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18719 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18719 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.62 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 18719 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18718 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.17 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18718 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18718 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18717 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18717 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18717 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18717 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18717 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18717 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.39 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 18716 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18716 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18716 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18715 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18715 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18715 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.38 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18715 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18715 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18715 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.623 km NE of King City, California · 18715 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.925 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18715 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.813 km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 18715 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.713 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18715 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.99 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18714 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18714 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.12 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18714 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.223 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18714 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.7Northern California · 18714 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18714 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.526 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18714 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 18714 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18713 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.3Central California · 18713 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.826 km NE of Soledad, California · 18713 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 18713 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18713 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.622 km W of Volta, California · 18713 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18713 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18712 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18712 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.312 km SW of Soledad, California · 18712 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 3.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18711 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 3.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 18710 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18710 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 2.419 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18710 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.93 km NE of Sunol, California · 18709 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 3.67 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 18709 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.87 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18708 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18708 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 3.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18708 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 3.316 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18708 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 3.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18708 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.54 km E of Union City, California · 18707 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18707 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18706 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1024352. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.