California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Wed, Sep 8, 1982, 6:44 PM PDT (01:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 12 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-09 01:44:50 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.984° N, 121.635° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.16 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16082 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16078 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.07 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16077 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.89 km N of East Foothills, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.8Central California · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16070 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16070 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.711 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16070 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.84 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16070 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.64 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16070 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 4.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 3.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.93 km W of Livermore, California · 16068 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078715. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.