California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km E of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Gilroy, California on Wed, Jul 10, 1985, 8:39 PM PDT (03:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 34 km NE of King City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-07-11 03:39:50 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.010° N, 121.479° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 15048 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.010 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15048 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.87 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15048 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15048 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.916 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15047 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 15047 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.414 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15047 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.426 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15047 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.223 km NE of King City, California · 15046 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15046 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15046 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15045 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.612 km N of Livermore, California · 15045 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.414 km ENE of Salinas, California · 15045 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15045 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15044 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15044 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15044 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15043 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15042 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15042 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.625 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15041 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15038 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.4Central California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15037 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15036 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.536 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15034 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15034 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.615 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15033 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15033 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15032 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15032 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15031 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.812 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15031 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15031 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15030 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15029 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15029 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15028 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15028 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.75 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15028 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 15028 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15026 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15026 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15025 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15023 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15049 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15049 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.6Northern California · 15049 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15050 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.319 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15050 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15050 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.233 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15050 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15051 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.127 km NE of King City, California · 15051 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 15051 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.111 km WSW of Mountain House, California · 15051 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15052 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15052 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.814 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15052 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15053 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc50902. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.