California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km ESE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Gilroy, California on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 9:59 PM PDT (04:59 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-08-24 04:59:03 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.967° N, 121.457° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15011 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15011 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15011 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15010 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 15010 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.434 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15010 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15009 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15009 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15008 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15007 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15007 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15007 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.29 km E of Sunol, California · 15006 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15006 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.77 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 15006 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15005 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15005 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15004 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 15004 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15003 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15002 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15001 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.712 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15000 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.122 km SW of Volta, California · 15000 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15000 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14999 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14999 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.915 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14998 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, California · 14998 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.87 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14997 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.27 km S of Sunol, California · 14996 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.37 km S of Sunol, California · 14996 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14996 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.513 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14996 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.89 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 14995 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14995 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.626 km SSW of Tracy, California · 14994 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 14993 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14993 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14993 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.718 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14992 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.218 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14992 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.7Northern California · 14992 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.9Northern California · 14991 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14991 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14989 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.08 km S of Davenport, California · 14989 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14985 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.620 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 14984 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14984 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.59 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14984 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15012 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15012 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15012 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15013 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.09 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.68 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15013 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 15014 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.923 km SW of Pescadero, California · 15014 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15015 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15015 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15017 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15018 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15019 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.111 km S of Big Sur, California · 15019 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15020 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc53677. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.