California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Sat, Jun 25, 1983, 7:46 AM PDT (14:46 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-25 14:46:30 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15808 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.324 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15808 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.729 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15807 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.726 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15807 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15806 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15806 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.07 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 15804 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.825 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.722 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.339 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15804 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.723 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15803 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.56 km E of Fremont, California · 15803 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.08 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15803 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15802 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.26 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.022 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15802 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.531 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.016 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15802 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15801 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15801 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.15 km NW of San Leandro, California · 15801 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.86 km NNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15801 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.54 km WSW of Loyola, California · 15800 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15800 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.123 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15800 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.125 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15799 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15799 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.223 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15799 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.22 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15799 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 15798 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15798 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.724 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15798 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15797 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.317 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.123 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.722 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.6Central California · 15796 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.627 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15796 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15796 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.122 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.623 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15795 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.414 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15795 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.73 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15795 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.922 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15794 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.88 km NE of Corralitos, California · 15794 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.820 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15793 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.826 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15793 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.314 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15792 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15792 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.623 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15792 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.42 km E of East Foothills, California · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15792 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15808 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.520 km E of East Foothills, California · 15808 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15808 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15808 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.424 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15808 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.224 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15809 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15809 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15809 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 15809 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15809 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.924 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.58 km W of Greenfield, California · 15810 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.55 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.76 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15810 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.05 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.65 km NNE of Pleasanton, California · 15810 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of Pleasanton, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097526. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.