California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km W of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km W of Gilroy, California on Sun, Sep 13, 1981, 6:16 AM PDT (13:16 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 3 km S of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-13 13:16:39 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.995° N, 121.655° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16453 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16453 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16452 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.011 km SSW of Loyola, California · 16452 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.54 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16449 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16449 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16449 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16449 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.511 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16448 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16448 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16446 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.521 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16446 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16446 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.926 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16445 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.03 km SW of Davenport, California · 16445 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.44 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16444 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.82 km NNE of Woodside, California · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.82 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16444 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.720 km W of Volta, California · 16443 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16443 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.88 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16443 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16442 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16442 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.64 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.84 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.85 km E of Fremont, California · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16440 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16440 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.927 km ENE of King City, California · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 16439 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 4.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16439 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.812 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16438 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.44 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.54 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16438 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.44 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 2.13 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16438 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.74 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16435 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16435 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.54 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.89 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16433 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16432 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.322 km SE of Livermore, California · 16432 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16431 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.010 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16431 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.86 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16431 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.110 km SSW of Tracy, California · 16431 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 1.77 km ESE of Prunedale, California · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 16454 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.61 km WSW of Belmont, California · 16455 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.530 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.237 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16456 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16456 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.128 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 16456 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.96 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16457 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.26 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16458 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.62 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16458 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.19 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16458 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16459 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16459 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16459 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.55 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16459 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16460 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067586. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.