M2.7 earthquake 8 km ESE of Gilroy, California

Magnitude

2.7 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Dec 13, 1984, 2:26 AM PST

UTC

1984-12-13 10:26:55 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.988° N, 121.470° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

64

• Gilroy, CaliforniaPopulation 53,231. Forecast9 kmESE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast38 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast438 kmNW

After

1. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Dec 13, 8:23 PM PST · 15258 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
2. 1.6Northern CaliforniaSat, Dec 15, 2:28 AM PST · 15257 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
3. 1.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 12:53 PM PST · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
4. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 5:53 PM PST · 15254 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 5:54 PM PST · 15254 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.631 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 17, 7:23 PM PST · 15254 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.920 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Dec 18, 12:12 PM PST · 15253 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 18, 8:41 PM PST · 15253 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
9. 2.37 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 18, 10:35 PM PST · 15253 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.911 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 12:33 AM PST · 15253 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.410 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 5:13 AM PST · 15252 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.76 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 6:45 AM PST · 15252 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 8:19 AM PST · 15252 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
14. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 8:20 AM PST · 15252 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.90.7 km ESE of Hollister, CAWed, Dec 19, 9:25 AM PST · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 19, 7:51 PM PST · 15252 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 1:43 AM PST · 15252 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.523 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 4:53 AM PST · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.622 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 6:38 AM PST · 15251 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
20. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 12:55 PM PST · 15251 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
21. 1.610 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 4:20 PM PST · 15251 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
22. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 4:39 AM PST · 15250 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.712 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 4:52 AM PST · 15250 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
24. 1.717 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 8:54 AM PST · 15250 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
25. 1.73 km NE of Monte Sereno, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 11:13 AM PST · 15250 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
26. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Dec 21, 8:43 PM PST · 15250 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
27. 2.38 km N of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 10:15 AM PST · 15249 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 2:56 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
29. 3.021 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 8:45 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
30. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Dec 22, 8:56 PM PST · 15249 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 4:50 AM PST · 15248 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.912 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 7:37 AM PST · 15248 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
33. 1.713 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 1:39 PM PST · 15248 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
34. 1.540 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 9:12 PM PST · 15248 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
35. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Dec 23, 11:22 PM PST · 15248 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
36. 2.315 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Dec 24, 10:34 AM PST · 15247 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
37. 1.612 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 25, 1:28 AM PST · 15247 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
38. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Dec 25, 3:46 AM PST · 15246 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
39. 2.28 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Dec 25, 3:49 AM PST · 15246 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
40. 2.23 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Dec 25, 9:35 AM PST · 15246 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
41. 1.811 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 9:41 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 1:26 PM PST · 15245 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
43. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Dec 26, 8:20 PM PST · 15245 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
44. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 2:08 AM PST · 15245 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
45. 2.26 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 7:33 PM PST · 15244 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
46. 3.812 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 11:19 PM PST · 15244 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
47. 2.3Northern CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 11:21 PM PST · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
48. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Dec 27, 11:35 PM PST · 15244 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
49. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Dec 28, 10:02 PM PST · 15243 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
50. 1.81 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 9:52 AM PST · 15241 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
51. 1.710 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 6:12 PM PST · 15241 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
52. 2.5Northern CaliforniaSun, Dec 30, 8:42 PM PST · 15241 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
53. 2.48 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 10:29 AM PST · 15240 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
54. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 4:47 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.51 km SE of San Ramon, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 8:49 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 11:12 PM PST · 15240 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
57. 2.51 km SE of San Ramon, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 11:55 AM PST · 15239 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.516 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Jan 1, 2:53 PM PST · 15239 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
59. 2.016 km ESE of Livermore, CaliforniaWed, Jan 2, 12:11 PM PST · 15238 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
60. 1.625 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Jan 3, 6:09 AM PST · 15237 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc34116. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.