California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 7:17 PM PDT (02:17 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km NE of Corralitos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-13 02:17:11 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.990° N, 121.656° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 16117 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.05 km NE of Aromas, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 4.313km W of Bonny Doon, CA · 16113 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16113 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.72 km SW of Dublin, California · 16112 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.912 km WSW of Byron, California · 16112 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.6Central California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.6Central California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 3.31 km SW of Dublin, California · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16110 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16109 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.813 km SE of Livermore, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16109 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 3.98 km N of East Foothills, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16105 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.710 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 3.812 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.417 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.2Central California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.610 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 16120 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.812 km WSW of Byron, California · 16120 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077438. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.