California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California on Mon, Aug 6, 1979, 11:21 AM PDT (18:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6km NNE of Mountain House, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-08-06 18:21:11 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.049° N, 121.485° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
30

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 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.44 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 17223 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.323 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17223 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 4.36km NNE of Mountain House, CA · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.38 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.97 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.1Northern California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.08 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.58 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.18 km E of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.89 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.9Northern California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.85 km E of Hollister, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.38 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.8Northern California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.66 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.46 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.0Central California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.46 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 3.19 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.18 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.17 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 2.010 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.98 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.38 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.18 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.08 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.37 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.311 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 17221 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.811 km E of San Martin, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 5.8The 1979 Coyote Lake, California Earthquake · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.5Central California · 17223 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.05 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17224 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.720 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17226 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17226 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17226 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046972. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.