M2.5 earthquake 7 km SSE of Gilroy, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Nov 28, 1983, 1:08 PM PST

UTC

1983-11-28 21:08:38 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.944° N, 121.539° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

26°

Stations used

82

• Gilroy, CaliforniaPopulation 53,231. Forecast7 kmSSE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast31 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast439 kmNW

After

1. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Nov 28, 1:21 PM PST · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.317 km W of Volta, CaliforniaTue, Nov 29, 1:23 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Nov 29, 8:39 PM PST · 15648 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
4. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Dec 1, 5:45 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
5. 1.721 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Dec 1, 6:16 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.98 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Dec 1, 6:39 PM PST · 15646 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
7. 1.631 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 5:12 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.532 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 7:45 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 2, 9:48 PM PST · 15645 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
10. 3.12 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Dec 3, 2:06 PM PST · 15644 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.612 km NW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaMon, Dec 5, 4:09 AM PST · 15643 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.630 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 5, 7:18 PM PST · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
13. 3.029 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Dec 6, 4:23 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.822 km WNW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaTue, Dec 6, 6:38 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
15. 3.1Central CaliforniaTue, Dec 6, 11:45 PM PST · 15641 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 9, 1:02 AM PST · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.99 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Dec 9, 9:29 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
18. 2.410 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Dec 9, 9:41 PM PST · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
19. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 10, 6:38 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
20. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 10, 6:51 AM PST · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
21. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 10, 9:02 AM PST · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
22. 2.010 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaSat, Dec 10, 7:43 PM PST · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
23. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 11, 4:13 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
24. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 11, 9:42 PM PST · 15636 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
25. 2.16 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Dec 12, 8:14 PM PST · 15635 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
26. 3.41 km ENE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Dec 13, 1:38 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
27. 2.02 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Dec 13, 5:33 PM PST · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
28. 2.72 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 6:42 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
29. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 6:44 AM PST · 15634 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 1:09 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.4Central CaliforniaThu, Dec 15, 1:59 AM PST · 15633 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
32. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 16, 4:01 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
33. 2.122 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Dec 16, 5:50 AM PST · 15632 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
34. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Dec 16, 4:10 PM PST · 15631 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
35. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Dec 17, 9:31 AM PST · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
36. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 17, 8:58 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
37. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 17, 9:09 PM PST · 15630 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.53 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Dec 19, 7:08 AM PST · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
39. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Dec 20, 8:51 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Dec 20, 9:02 AM PST · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
41. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 21, 3:51 PM PST · 15626 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.02 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 22, 10:06 PM PST · 15625 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.128 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 23, 5:22 AM PST · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 23, 10:36 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
45. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Dec 23, 8:44 PM PST · 15624 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
46. 1.61 km NNW of Ashland, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 12:34 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
47. 1.73 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 5:38 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
48. 2.32 km W of Portola Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 5:49 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
49. 2.02 km W of Portola Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 5:51 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 5:53 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
51. 1.72 km W of Portola Valley, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 6:03 AM PST · 15624 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
52. 1.72 km NNE of Union City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 24, 6:38 PM PST · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
53. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 25, 1:38 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
54. 1.62 km W of Portola Valley, CaliforniaSun, Dec 25, 2:39 PM PST · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
55. 2.02 km WSW of Portola Valley, CaliforniaMon, Dec 26, 3:12 AM PST · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
56. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Dec 27, 12:55 AM PST · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
57. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Dec 27, 4:24 AM PST · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
58. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 27, 6:51 AM PST · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
59. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 27, 10:17 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
60. 1.74 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Dec 28, 6:29 AM PST · 15620 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Nov 27, 8:03 PM PST · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
2. 1.722 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Nov 27, 11:43 AM PST · 15650 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 26, 11:53 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 26, 11:32 AM PST · 15651 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 26, 7:40 AM PST · 15652 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
6. 1.915 km S of Pescadero, CaliforniaFri, Nov 25, 2:31 PM PST · 15652 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.15 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Nov 23, 7:48 AM PST · 15654 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.35 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Nov 23, 6:46 AM PST · 15655 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
9. 1.75 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Nov 23, 5:20 AM PST · 15655 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Nov 22, 7:22 PM PST · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
11. 2.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 21, 4:49 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.331 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 21, 2:28 AM PST · 15657 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
13. 1.927 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Nov 20, 1:04 AM PST · 15658 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Nov 19, 8:40 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
15. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Nov 19, 7:22 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.533 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Nov 19, 4:26 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
17. 3.05 km SW of Dublin, CaliforniaSat, Nov 19, 2:52 PM PST · 15658 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.725 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 18, 12:00 PM PST · 15659 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.612 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Nov 18, 12:55 AM PST · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 17, 8:37 PM PST · 15660 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107640. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.