California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California on Sun, Jun 3, 1984, 12:21 AM PDT (07:21 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 3 km W of Portola Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-06-03 07:21:57 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.958° N, 121.453° 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
27°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.73 km SW of Pleasanton, California · 15432 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15432 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 15432 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15431 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15431 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15431 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15431 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 15430 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15430 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 15430 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15430 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15430 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.73 km E of Pleasanton, California · 15430 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 15430 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15429 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15429 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.13 km N of East Foothills, California · 15429 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.63 km NNW of East Foothills, California · 15428 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15428 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.914 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15428 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15427 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15427 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15427 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.8Northern California · 15427 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15427 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15427 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.57 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15426 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.27 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15426 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.27 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15426 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15426 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15426 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15426 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15425 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15424 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.03 km W of Portola Valley, California · 15424 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15424 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15423 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.04 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15423 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.89 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15423 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.14 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15422 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.98 km E of Gilroy, California · 15422 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15422 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.54 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15422 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.7Northern California · 15421 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.610 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15421 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.625 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15421 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15421 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.24 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15421 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.04 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15420 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.814 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15420 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15420 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15420 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 15419 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15419 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.112 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15419 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.116 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15419 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15419 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.113 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15419 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.09 km E of Gilroy, CA · 15418 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15418 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 173.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc20020. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.