California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California on Tue, Sep 18, 1979, 11:51 AM PDT (18:51 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km S of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-09-18 18:51:06 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.958° N, 121.450° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17180 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17180 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.718 km E of East Foothills, California · 17178 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.6Central California · 17177 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.218 km E of East Foothills, California · 17176 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17175 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17175 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.225 km NNE of King City, California · 17175 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17174 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17173 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17173 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17173 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17172 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.510 km E of Gilroy, California · 17172 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17171 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.52 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17171 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.612 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17171 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17171 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17169 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17169 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.715 km SW of Greenfield, California · 17169 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.613 km N of Hollister, California · 17169 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.77 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17169 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 17168 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 17168 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.95 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17168 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.08 km NE of Hollister, California · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17167 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17167 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.07 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17167 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17166 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.118 km E of East Foothills, California · 17166 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.97 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17166 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.99 km NNE of Hollister, California · 17165 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17164 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.7Central California · 17164 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 17164 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17164 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.9Northern California · 17163 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.82 km N of Hollister, California · 17162 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.531 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17160 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17160 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.77 km E of Gilroy, California · 17160 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17160 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17159 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17159 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.110 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17159 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.110 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17158 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17158 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17157 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 3.43 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17155 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17155 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17154 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17154 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17154 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17181 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17181 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17181 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17182 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 17182 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.830 km NE of King City, California · 17182 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17182 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.0Central California · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17182 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.81 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 17182 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.626 km W of Volta, California · 17183 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.87 km E of San Martin, California · 17183 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.68 km S of Spreckels, California · 17184 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17184 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.28 km WSW of Newman, California · 17184 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17185 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.12 km WNW of Aromas, California · 17185 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17186 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047892. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.