California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km NE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Gilroy, California on Sat, Jan 3, 1981, 5:18 AM PST (13:18 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 7 km E of East Foothills, 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
1981-01-03 13:18:23 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.070° N, 121.496° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
64

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 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.214 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16709 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16709 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.27 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16707 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 16707 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16706 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.012 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 16706 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.78 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16706 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16706 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.52 km SE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.91 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.61 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.12 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 16705 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.712 km SE of Sunol, California · 16705 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.04 km SE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 16705 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16703 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 16703 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16703 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16703 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16702 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16702 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16702 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16702 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.214 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 16702 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.419 km E of East Foothills, California · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.916 km SE of Livermore, California · 16700 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16699 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16698 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16698 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16698 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.56 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16697 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 4.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 3.06 km E of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.48 km NW of Hollister, California · 16697 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.511 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16697 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16695 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16695 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16695 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.61 km SW of Alamo, California · 16694 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16693 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16692 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16692 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.53 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.810 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.08 km NW of Hollister, California · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 16692 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.59 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16711 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.15 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16711 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.818 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16711 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.5Northern California · 16711 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.12 km NW of Emerald Lake Hills, California · 16712 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.84 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16712 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.51 km NNE of Ashland, California · 16712 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16715 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.918 km S of Tracy, California · 16715 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16716 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16716 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.627 km NNE of King City, California · 16716 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.94 km ESE of Union City, California · 16717 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16717 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16717 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16719 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16719 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.66 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16719 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058835. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.