California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California on Thu, Aug 26, 1982, 9:29 AM PDT (16:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-26 16:29:48 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.962° N, 121.587° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16104 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.710 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.812 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.311 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.611 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.810 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16103 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.03 km NE of Fremont, California · 16101 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.1Central California · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.72 km E of East Foothills, California · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.98 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 16094 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.74 km WNW of Newman, California · 16094 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.710 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16094 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.65 km WNW of Newman, California · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.627 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 3.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.720 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 3.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16091 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 16091 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.98 km N of East Foothills, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16108 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.813 km SE of Livermore, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16109 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16110 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.31 km SW of Dublin, California · 16112 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.6Central California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078097. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.