California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km ENE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Gilroy, California on Tue, Jun 8, 1982, 1:29 AM PDT (08:29 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-08 08:29:39 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.026° N, 121.468° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16185 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.413 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16184 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Sunol, California · 16184 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16182 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16181 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.021 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16181 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16179 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16179 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16178 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16177 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16177 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16176 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.2Northern California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16174 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 4.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.929 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.0Central California · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.312 km WNW of El Nido, California · 16171 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16171 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.019 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.61 km N of Castro Valley, California · 16169 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16166 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16164 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 16164 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16162 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16161 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16185 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16185 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16186 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.010 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16187 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16187 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16188 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16190 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16190 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16191 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16192 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16193 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16193 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16193 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16193 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075153. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.