California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California on Sun, Mar 11, 1984, 9:15 PM PST (05:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km NNE of San Martin, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1984-03-12 05:15:54 UTC
Depth
2.7 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.962° N, 121.586° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
21°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.37 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.410 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.416 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.77 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15490 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.99 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15490 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15490 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.96 km E of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.08 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.17 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.711 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.62 km NNE of Ashland, California · 15489 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15489 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.614 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15489 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.67 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15489 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.55 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15489 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.626km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 15488 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 3.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 3.415 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.635 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.927 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.614 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.98 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.710 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.57 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.87 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 3.04 km NE of San Martin, California · 15488 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15488 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10115. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.