California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SSE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Gilroy, California on Mon, Jun 13, 1983, 1:53 PM PDT (20:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 32 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-13 20:53:01 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.949° N, 121.550° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km SE of Sunol, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.89 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.921 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.12 km WSW of Stevinson, California · 15814 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.86 km ENE of Sunol, California · 15814 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.6Northern California · 15814 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.016 km SE of Livermore, CA · 15814 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.011 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15814 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.126 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.026 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.425 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.524 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.825 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.324 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.625 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15811 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.79 km N of East Foothills, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.026 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.024 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.525 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.325 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15808 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.525 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15808 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.225 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15807 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.621 km E of East Foothills, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.17 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15807 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.312 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.324 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.95 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.05 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.75 km NE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.05 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.76 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15807 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 179.

Before

  1. 2.45 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15817 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.78 km E of San Martin, California · 15819 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.820 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 15820 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15820 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.922 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15820 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15823 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.9Northern California · 15823 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.83 km N of Ashland, California · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15824 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15825 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15825 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.33 km N of Ashland, California · 15825 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15826 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096765. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.