California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Tue, Aug 7, 1979, 9:07 AM PDT (16:07 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km E of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-08-07 16:07:18 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.563° N, 121.153° 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
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.19 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.18 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.17 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.010 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.98 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.38 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.18 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.08 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.37 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.311 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 17221 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.52 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17220 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 3.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 4.29 km E of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 3.59 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 3.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.210 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.17 km E of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.711 km E of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17220 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 3.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.310 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.310 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 17219 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.210 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.46 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.66 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.8Northern California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.38 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.85 km E of Hollister, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.9Northern California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.89 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.18 km E of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.58 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047018. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.