California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km NE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Gilroy, California on Mon, Jan 11, 1982, 6:07 PM PST (02:07 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-12 02:07:22 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.063° N, 121.488° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16325 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.910 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16323 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16321 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.08 km NE of Hollister, California · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.821 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 16319 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16318 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16318 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16317 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.71 km SSE of Manteca, California · 16316 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16315 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.79 km SSW of Lathrop, California · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16309 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.0Northern California · 16309 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.7Northern California · 16309 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.8Central California · 16309 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.84 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.029 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.28 km NW of El Nido, California · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.822 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.86 km E of East Foothills, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16302 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.16 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.313 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16298 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16298 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.11 km NE of Aromas, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16296 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.516 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.510 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.69 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16326 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.929 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.217 km E of East Foothills, California · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16332 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16333 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071166. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.