California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km NE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Gilroy, California on Tue, Dec 21, 1982, 9:37 PM PST (05:37 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 37 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-22 05:37:00 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.057° N, 121.494° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15988 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15987 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15986 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15984 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.53 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15984 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.64 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.09 km N of Hollister, California · 15983 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.128 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.228 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15983 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15982 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.621 km NE of King City, California · 15981 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.46 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.81 km E of Union City, California · 15980 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15980 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15980 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.74 km SSE of Fairview, California · 15979 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.717 km SW of Volta, California · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.610 km SW of Brentwood, California · 15975 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15974 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 3.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15973 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.924 km ENE of King City, California · 15971 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15970 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15970 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.91 km SE of Danville, California · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15969 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 15968 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 15967 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.06 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15966 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.88 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15965 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.622 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15965 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.7Northern California · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15961 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15961 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.8Central California · 15960 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.821 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15960 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.93 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15959 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15959 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.329 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15958 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 15989 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15990 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.613 km S of Mountain House, California · 15991 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.921 km SE of Livermore, California · 15991 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15994 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15997 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15997 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15997 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.919 km SSW of Volta, California · 15997 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15997 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15998 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083346. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.