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, Jan 12, 1980, 7:48 PM PST (03:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km NE of Ridgemark, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-13 03:48:02 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.987° N, 121.640° 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
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17033 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.611 km SE of Livermore, California · 17033 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.511 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.98 km NE of Livermore, California · 17033 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.69 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17033 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.07 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17033 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.010 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17033 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.911 km E of Livermore, California · 17032 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.211 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17031 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.511 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17031 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.79 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17031 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.67 km WSW of Byron, California · 17031 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.211 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17031 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17031 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.97 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17030 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.69 km N of Livermore, California · 17030 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17030 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.511 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17030 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.57 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17030 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.612 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.612 km WSW of Byron, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.712 km SW of Byron, California · 17029 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 2.312 km SW of Byron, California · 17029 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.93 km S of Diablo, California · 17029 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17029 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.910 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.68 km NE of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.511 km E of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.85 km SE of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.11 km WSW of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17028 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.08 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.7Northern California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17028 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.49 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17027 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.5Central California · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.19 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17027 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17027 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.411 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.917 km SE of Livermore, California · 17027 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.310 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17026 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.19 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17026 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17026 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17026 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.55 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17025 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.012 km SW of Byron, California · 17025 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.13 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 184.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049839. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.