California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km E of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km E of Gilroy, California on Wed, Jun 16, 1982, 7:56 AM PDT (14:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-16 14:56:04 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.019° N, 121.464° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16177 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.016 km E of East Foothills, California · 16176 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.2Northern California · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16175 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 16175 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.929 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16174 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16174 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.0Central California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.312 km WNW of El Nido, California · 16172 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16172 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16172 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.019 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.61 km N of Castro Valley, California · 16170 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16167 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16167 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16165 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 16165 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16162 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16161 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16159 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16158 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16156 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.98 km NW of El Nido, California · 16156 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.512 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16155 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16154 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.68 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16153 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16153 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16152 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.47 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16147 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16146 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16146 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16145 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16145 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16144 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16177 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16177 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16179 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16179 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.72 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16180 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.92 km NNE of Castro Valley, California · 16180 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16181 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16181 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.021 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16182 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16182 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075391. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.