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M1.6 earthquake 9 km E of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Gilroy, California on Tue, Aug 7, 1979, 6:47 AM PDT (13:47 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-08-07 13:47:38 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.018° N, 121.462° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.46 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.0Central California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.46 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.19 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.18 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.17 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.010 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.98 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.38 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.18 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.08 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.37 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.311 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 17223 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.52 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17223 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17223 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 4.29 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 3.59 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 3.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.210 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.17 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.711 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.717 km E of East Foothills, California · 17222 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 3.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 3.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 3.310 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.310 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.8Northern California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.38 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.85 km E of Hollister, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.9Northern California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.89 km E of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.18 km E of San Martin, California · 17225 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.58 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 3.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17225 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047014. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.