California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7 km SW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Gilroy, California on Sun, Mar 7, 1976, 8:23 AM PST (16:23 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-07 16:23:13 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.963° N, 121.637° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.63
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
22

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. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18452 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.0Northern California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.318 km WSW of Volta, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.61 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.5Central California · 18452 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.78 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.58 km SE of Sunol, California · 18452 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18451 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.3Central California · 18451 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.916 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.916 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.316 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.317 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.716 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.716 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.726 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.825 km NE of King City, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.917 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.117 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 18450 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.56 km NNE of San Martin, California · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.23 km NE of Fairview, California · 18450 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.95 km SW of King City, California · 18449 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.015 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18449 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.7Central California · 18449 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.528 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18448 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.229 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18448 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 3.17 km S of Sunol, California · 18448 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.07 km S of Sunol, California · 18448 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.29 km ESE of Livermore, California · 18447 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.77 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.415 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18447 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.6Central California · 18446 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.6Central California · 18446 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18446 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.23 km NE of Fairview, California · 18446 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.7Northern California · 18445 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.1Northern California · 18445 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18445 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18444 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18444 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.526 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18444 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18444 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18443 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.66 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18443 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.96 km S of Sunol, California · 18443 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.67 km S of Sunol, California · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.77 km S of Sunol, California · 18443 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18442 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.110 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 18442 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.016 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18440 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.