California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km E of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km E of Gilroy, California on Tue, Feb 19, 1985, 5:51 PM PST (01:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 11 km ESE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-02-20 01:51:08 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.005° N, 121.477° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15186 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.316 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15186 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15186 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.918 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15185 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15185 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.77 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15185 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.615 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15185 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.88 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15185 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15184 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 15184 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.79 km E of San Martin, California · 15183 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15183 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15182 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15181 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15181 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15180 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.911 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15179 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15179 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15177 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15177 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15176 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15175 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15174 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.813 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15174 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15173 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.513 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15172 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15172 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.518 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15171 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15171 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15170 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.79 km SE of Livermore, California · 15169 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15169 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15169 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.99 km E of San Martin, California · 15168 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.77 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 15168 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15168 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.535 km NE of King City, California · 15168 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15168 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15168 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15168 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15167 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.04 km E of Day Valley, California · 15167 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15167 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.63 km WSW of Campbell, California · 15167 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15166 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.4Central California · 15166 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15165 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15165 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.57 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15163 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15163 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15163 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.430 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15163 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.55 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15162 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 153.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc41429. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.