California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Wed, Jan 16, 1985, 2:31 AM PST (10:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 5 km SW of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-16 10:31:06 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.983° N, 121.638° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.18 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15224 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.78 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15223 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15223 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15222 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15220 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.917 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.220 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15220 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.720 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.610 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15219 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15218 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.5Central California · 15218 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15217 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15216 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.619 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15215 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15214 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15211 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15210 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15210 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15210 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15210 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.0Northern California · 15209 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.65 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 15209 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.74 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15209 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.14 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 15209 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15209 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15208 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15208 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15208 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15208 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15208 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.52 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15207 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15206 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15205 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.010 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.78 km NE of Milpitas, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.73 km E of Ridgemark, California · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15203 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.17 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15202 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15201 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15201 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.32 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15201 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15226 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc37617. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:07 PM UTC.