California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Gilroy, California on Sun, Jan 20, 1980, 9:44 AM PST (17:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km SE of Livermore, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-20 17:44:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.070° N, 121.495° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SE of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.11 km WSW of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17028 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.08 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.7Northern California · 17027 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 17027 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.49 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17027 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.5Central California · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.19 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17027 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17027 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.411 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17027 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.917 km SE of Livermore, California · 17027 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.310 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17026 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.19 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17026 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17026 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17026 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.55 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17025 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.09 km S of Antioch, California · 17025 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.08 km S of Antioch, California · 17025 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.68 km S of Antioch, California · 17025 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.012 km SW of Byron, California · 17025 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.13 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.99 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17024 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.612 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17024 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.719 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17024 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.96 km SSW of Sunol, California · 17024 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.611 km SW of Byron, California · 17024 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.911 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17023 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.011 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17023 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.510 km E of Blackhawk, California · 17023 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.59 km NNE of Livermore, California · 17023 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.77 km WSW of Brentwood, California · 17023 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.59 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 17023 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.013 km SW of Greenfield, California · 17023 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17022 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.99 km ESE of Blackhawk, California · 17022 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.07 km SSW of Loyola, California · 17021 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.914 km NE of San Martin, California · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17020 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.28 km N of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.9Northern California · 17019 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.710 km N of Hollister, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 17017 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.72 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17017 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17016 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 182.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049949. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.