M2.1 earthquake 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Sep 25, 1982, 8:33 PM PDT

UTC

1982-09-26 03:33:51 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.959° N, 121.587° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

27°

Stations used

64

• Gilroy, CaliforniaPopulation 53,231. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast32 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast443 kmNW

After

1. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 11:40 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 12:13 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 9:05 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 12:01 PM PDT · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.79 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 10:22 PM PDT · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 7:41 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 8:21 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
8. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 11:53 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
9. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 3:40 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.55 km SE of Cambrian Park, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 6:54 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
11. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 5:17 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 6:06 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 4:01 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 5:18 PM PDT · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
16. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 11:41 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
17. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 4:36 AM PDT · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.0Central CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 10:00 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 11:23 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
20. 2.19 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, Oct 3, 2:14 AM PDT · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
21. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 4, 10:26 PM PDT · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 5, 6:28 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
23. 1.610 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 5, 6:29 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
24. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 5, 1:37 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 5, 11:25 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
26. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 9:03 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 9:21 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
28. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 10:31 AM PDT · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
29. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Oct 8, 2:07 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
30. 2.04 km NNE of Fremont, CaliforniaSat, Oct 9, 3:59 AM PDT · 16062 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
31. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 9, 10:20 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
32. 2.118 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 10, 1:49 AM PDT · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
33. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 10:45 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
34. 2.43 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 2:26 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.52 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 3:22 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
36. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Oct 12, 5:50 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
37. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 2:22 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
38. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 8:55 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
39. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 10:23 PM PDT · 16057 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.824 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 2:41 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
41. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 6:26 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
42. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 5:12 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
43. 1.615 km SW of Santa Cruz, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 9:09 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.615 km S of Davenport, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 2:40 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
45. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 5:00 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
46. 3.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 6:33 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
47. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 5:56 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 8:24 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
49. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:04 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
50. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:06 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
51. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:14 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:24 AM PDT · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
53. 2.71 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 1:46 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
54. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 1:24 AM PDT · 16053 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
55. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 4:58 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
56. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 9:23 PM PDT · 16052 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
57. 1.95 km NNE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 10:11 AM PDT · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.212 km WSW of Byron, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 1:13 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
59. 3.78 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 3:04 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
60. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 9:44 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

1. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 7:42 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
2. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 7:30 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 5:03 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 4:22 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 3:44 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 2:37 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
7. 3.212 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 2:31 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
8. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 2:01 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
9. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 2:01 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
10. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 1:16 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
11. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 12:27 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
12. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 12:08 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
13. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 11:42 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 6:54 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
15. 1.93 km W of Livermore, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 5:46 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 4:22 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 9:24 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
18. 3.812 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 9:20 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 5:22 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
20. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 2:31 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079580. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.