California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Wed, Aug 4, 1982, 5:21 PM PDT (00:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-05 00:21:51 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.986° N, 121.626° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km NE of Aromas, California · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.313km W of Bonny Doon, CA · 16107 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Dublin, California · 16106 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.912 km WSW of Byron, California · 16106 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.6Central California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.6Central California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.31 km SW of Dublin, California · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16103 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.813 km SE of Livermore, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16102 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16101 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 3.98 km N of East Foothills, California · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16098 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16098 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 16097 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.710 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16097 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.812 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16097 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16097 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16097 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16096 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.810 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16096 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16096 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.03 km NE of Fremont, California · 16095 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16093 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 183.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076941. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.