California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Sun, Sep 26, 1982, 12:01 PM PDT (19:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km NE of Corralitos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-26 19:01:02 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.986° N, 121.642° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16074 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16074 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.55 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 16074 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.210 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16070 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.0Central California · 16069 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16069 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.19 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.610 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16064 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16063 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.04 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16062 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16062 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.118 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16060 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.43 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16059 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16059 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16058 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16058 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 16057 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.615 km SW of Santa Cruz, California · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.615 km S of Davenport, California · 16055 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16055 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 3.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.41 km NE of Danville, California · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.71 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16053 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16053 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16053 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.95 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.212 km WSW of Byron, California · 16052 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 3.78 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16052 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.312 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16050 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16076 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.93 km W of Livermore, California · 16076 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079605. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.