California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Wed, Feb 10, 1982, 6:18 PM PST (02:18 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-11 02:18:45 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.986° N, 121.629° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16303 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16302 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.814 km N of Hollister, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.612 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16301 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.59 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.810 km WNW of Volta, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.617 km W of Volta, California · 16300 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16300 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.58 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16296 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.510 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16294 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16294 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16294 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.710 km E of Big Sur, California · 16293 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.01 km SE of Diablo, California · 16293 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16292 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.07 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16291 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16291 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16286 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16286 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16285 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16285 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.48 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16304 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.918 km E of East Foothills, California · 16304 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16305 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16305 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16305 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16305 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.11 km NE of Aromas, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16306 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16307 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.313 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16307 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16308 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16308 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16308 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.16 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16310 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16310 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071999. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.