California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Fri, May 14, 1982, 1:20 AM PDT (08:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-14 08:20:26 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.987° N, 121.650° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.222 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16210 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.64 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.713 km SSW of Tracy, California · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16208 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16207 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16207 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16206 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16206 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.29 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16205 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16204 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16204 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16204 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16203 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.67 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16202 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16202 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16202 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16200 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16197 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.85 km NNW of San Leandro, California · 16197 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.11 km E of San Ramon, California · 16197 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16195 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16195 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16194 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16194 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16193 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16192 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16191 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16188 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16187 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16186 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16186 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16185 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16212 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16215 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16215 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.78 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16217 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16218 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074435. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.