California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km NE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Gilroy, California on Wed, Jul 7, 1982, 5:40 PM PDT (00:40 UTC), 7 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-07-08 00:40:30 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.054° N, 121.485° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km NW of El Nido, California · 16156 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16155 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16155 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16155 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16154 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16154 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16154 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16153 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16151 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16150 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.47 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16147 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16147 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16146 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16146 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16145 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16144 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16144 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16144 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.63 km ESE of Union City, California · 16144 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16143 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16142 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16141 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16140 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.88 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16139 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16139 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16138 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16138 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.930 km NE of Soledad, California · 16137 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16136 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.25 km E of Big Sur, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.58 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16135 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.710 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16135 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.514 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16134 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16134 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.21 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 16133 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16130 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16130 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.515 km SE of Livermore, California · 16129 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16128 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.19 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16124 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16124 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16158 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16159 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16160 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16162 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.58 km SSW of Livermore, California · 16163 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16165 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.82 km ENE of San Leandro, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16166 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16167 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16168 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16168 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.61 km N of Castro Valley, California · 16171 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.019 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.923 km SW of Pescadero, California · 16172 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076023. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.