California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gilroy, California on Fri, Mar 5, 1982, 12:28 AM PST (08:28 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-05 08:28:52 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.973° N, 121.613° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.77 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16279 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.2Central California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.12 km SSW of Sunol, California · 16276 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.82 km WNW of Fremont, California · 16275 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16275 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.23 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 16274 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16274 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16273 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.79 km NE of Big Sur, California · 16271 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16271 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.57 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16270 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16269 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.814 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16269 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16268 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16268 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16266 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16266 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16264 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.70 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.52 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.02 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.63 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16262 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.117 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.61 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16262 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.92 km E of San Ramon, California · 16262 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.03 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16262 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.62 km E of San Ramon, California · 16260 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.54 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16259 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16259 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16281 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16286 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16286 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16289 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16290 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072664. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.