California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California on Mon, Sep 27, 1982, 3:40 PM PDT (22:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 23 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-27 22:40:17 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.050° N, 121.485° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 16066 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16065 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.210 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16062 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16061 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.0Central California · 16061 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16061 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.19 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16061 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16059 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16058 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.610 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16058 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16058 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16058 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16056 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16056 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16056 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16056 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.04 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.118 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16052 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.43 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16052 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16051 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16050 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16050 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 16049 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.615 km SW of Santa Cruz, California · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.615 km S of Davenport, California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16047 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 3.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.41 km NE of Danville, California · 16046 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.71 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16045 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.95 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16044 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.212 km WSW of Byron, California · 16044 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.78 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16044 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.312 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16041 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16040 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.125 km NNE of King City, California · 16040 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16039 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16067 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16067 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16068 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.