California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California on Sun, Oct 14, 1984, 3:35 AM PDT (10:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 19 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-10-14 10:35:01 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.048° N, 121.483° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15331 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15330 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.412 km E of Blackhawk, California · 15330 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15330 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15330 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.02 km W of Dublin, California · 15329 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSW of Firebaugh, California · 15329 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15328 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.413 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15327 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15327 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15327 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.0Central California · 15326 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15326 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15325 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15325 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.99 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 15325 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15325 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.311 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15325 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.618 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15325 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.62 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15324 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15324 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 3.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15323 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15323 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15323 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15323 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15323 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15323 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.79 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15322 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15322 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 15322 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15321 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.88 km N of Interlaken, California · 15321 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15321 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.811 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15320 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15319 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.69 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15319 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.717 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15318 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15317 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15316 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15316 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.911 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15315 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.69 km NE of Livermore, California · 15315 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15315 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15314 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.116 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15314 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.919 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15314 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15314 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.53 km N of North Fair Oaks, California · 15313 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.97 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15313 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15313 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.08 km NE of Hollister, California · 15313 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15312 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15312 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.011 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15312 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.511 km SE of Livermore, California · 15312 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15312 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 3.314 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15311 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15311 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15311 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15310 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.17 km SSW of Merced, California · 15331 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.99 km N of Day Valley, California · 15332 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15332 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.510 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15334 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.62 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15334 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15335 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.611 km SE of Sunol, California · 15335 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.218 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15335 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15335 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15335 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.52 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15336 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.62 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15336 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15337 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15337 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15337 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15337 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 3.11 km SW of Hollister, California · 15337 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.619 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 15338 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc30039. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.