California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Sat, Feb 3, 1979, 3:46 PM PST (23:46 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-03 23:46:09 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.978° N, 121.632° 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
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17397 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17396 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17396 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17395 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17394 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17392 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.76 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17392 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.824 km ENE of King City, California · 17391 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.54 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17391 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17390 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 17389 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17389 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 17388 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 17388 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 17388 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 17388 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.811 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17387 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.75 km S of Gilroy, California · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.96 km SSW of Livermore, California · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, California · 17386 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, California · 17386 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 17386 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17386 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17386 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17386 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17386 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.01 km S of Milpitas, California · 17385 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17385 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17385 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 17385 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.015 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 17384 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 17384 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.58 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17384 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17384 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.14 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17383 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.56 km ESE of Fremont, California · 17383 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 17382 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.58 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 17382 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17381 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 3.512 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17380 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 17380 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 17380 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 17380 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 3.0Northern California · 17380 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.4Central California · 17380 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17379 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.820 km W of Volta, California · 17379 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.62 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17398 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.08 km WSW of Westley, California · 17398 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17398 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.510km WSW of Salida, CA · 17399 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17402 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.812 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Livermore, California · 17405 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.45 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17405 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17406 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17406 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.72 km N of Ashland, California · 17406 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.08 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17408 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.1Central California · 17408 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.64 km S of Loyola, California · 17409 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.620 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.55 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.54 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.7Northern California · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044513. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.