California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California on Thu, Jun 18, 1981, 5:11 PM PDT (00:11 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-19 00:11:06 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.043° N, 121.478° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16539 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16539 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.610 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16538 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16538 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16537 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.94 km N of Hollister, California · 16537 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16536 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16536 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16536 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.714 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.213 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.522 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16534 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16534 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.138 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16533 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.629 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16532 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.913 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16531 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16531 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.93 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, California · 16530 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16529 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.98 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 16529 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16527 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16526 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.716 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16525 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.611 km SE of La Honda, California · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.723 km ENE of King City, California · 16525 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.714 km S of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 16525 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16524 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.64 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 16524 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16524 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16524 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16523 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16523 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16523 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.716 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16523 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.511 km N of Livermore, California · 16523 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16522 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16522 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16522 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.910 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16540 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.23 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.58 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 16544 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.6Northern California · 16545 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.4Central California · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.58 km ENE of Dublin, California · 16546 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16548 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.56 km N of Foster City, California · 16548 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16549 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16550 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.60 km NE of Woodside, California · 16550 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16551 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064654. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.