California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km SSE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Gilroy, California on Sat, Jan 24, 1976, 6:11 AM PST (14:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km N of Dublin, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-24 14:11:59 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.946° N, 121.543° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.68
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 18487 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.4Central California · 18487 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18486 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.04 km N of Dublin, California · 18486 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.94 km NNE of Dublin, California · 18485 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18485 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18485 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.65 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18485 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.64 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18485 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18485 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 18485 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18484 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.94 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18484 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18483 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18483 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18483 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18482 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.825 km NE of King City, California · 18482 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18481 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.617 km SW of Volta, California · 18481 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18481 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.6Central California · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.8Central California · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18479 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.918 km E of Big Sur, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.515 km W of Volta, California · 18479 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.88 km E of East Foothills, California · 18479 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.6Central California · 18479 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.8Northern California · 18478 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18478 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18478 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18477 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 3.025 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 18476 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.28 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18476 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.4Central California · 18476 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.323 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18476 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.116 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18476 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18475 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18475 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 18475 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18474 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18474 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18474 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.59 km SW of Saratoga, California · 18474 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18474 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 3.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18473 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18472 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18471 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.212 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18471 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18470 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18470 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18470 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.