M2.5 earthquake 9 km NE of Gilroy, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Jul 28, 1983, 6:06 PM PDT

UTC

1983-07-29 01:06:54 UTC

Depth

7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.071° N, 121.498° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

33°

Stations used

73

• Gilroy, CaliforniaPopulation 53,231. Forecast9 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast446 kmNW

After

1. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 9:40 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.7Central CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 10:14 AM PDT · 15770 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
3. 2.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 8:14 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
4. 3.18 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 11:01 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 11:35 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
6. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 4:31 AM PDT · 15770 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.515 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 9:58 PM PDT · 15769 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.622 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 6:00 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
9. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 3:29 PM PDT · 15768 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 1:02 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
11. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 6:13 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
12. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 8:18 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 3, 10:42 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 4:10 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 4:55 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 12:33 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
17. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 12:34 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
18. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 4:32 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
19. 1.58 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 2:27 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
20. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 11:55 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.819 km WSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 3:25 PM PDT · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 7:55 PM PDT · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
23. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 8:12 PM PDT · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
24. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 9:50 PM PDT · 15763 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
25. 2.01 km E of Alamo, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 1:34 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.923 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 3:25 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 8, 4:33 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
28. 4.032 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 8, 6:13 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
29. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 8, 3:16 PM PDT · 15761 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
30. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 12:56 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
31. 1.95 km SW of Mountain House, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 9:42 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
32. 3.231 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 5:33 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
33. 2.15 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 9:36 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
34. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 8:53 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 10:24 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 11:29 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
37. 1.621 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 7:28 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
38. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 12:56 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
39. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 6:00 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
40. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 8:49 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.238 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 6:36 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
42. 1.515 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 7:12 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
43. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 11:48 PM PDT · 15757 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
44. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 2:45 AM PDT · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
45. 2.410 km ENE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 4:19 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
46. 2.110 km ENE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaSun, Aug 14, 12:39 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 14, 9:23 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
48. 2.35 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Aug 14, 11:15 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
49. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 12:57 AM PDT · 15755 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
50. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 7:29 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.69 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 10:45 PM PDT · 15754 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
52. 1.612 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 16, 9:21 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 16, 10:16 PM PDT · 15753 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
54. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 17, 4:17 PM PDT · 15752 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
55. 2.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 17, 7:49 PM PDT · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
56. 3.25 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 1:54 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
57. 2.65 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 2:00 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
58. 1.65 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 2:11 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
59. 2.25 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 2:48 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
60. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 18, 5:05 AM PDT · 15752 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

1. 2.916 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 5:03 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 8:18 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
3. 1.613 km SE of Sunol, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 6:26 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 2:40 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.03 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 4:14 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 1:09 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.817 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 9:34 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.514 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 9:05 AM PDT · 15775 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 11:55 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
10. 2.12 km E of San Leandro, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 3:30 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 11:00 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.336 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 10:01 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
13. 1.610 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 1:03 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
14. 1.8Central CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 12:58 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.540 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 12:33 AM PDT · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
16. 1.81 km SSW of Alamo, CaliforniaThu, Jul 21, 9:23 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
17. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 21, 5:48 PM PDT · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
18. 1.727 km WSW of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 11:14 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 6:01 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 20, 12:50 PM PDT · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1099472. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.