California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Mon, Nov 11, 1985, 8:15 AM PST (16:15 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 20 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-11 16:15:51 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.980° N, 121.629° 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
32°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14923 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14922 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14922 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.910 km E of Livermore, California · 14921 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.517 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14920 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.94 km E of Fairview, California · 14920 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 14920 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.29 km NNE of Livermore, California · 14919 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14919 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14918 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.523 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.726 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14917 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14916 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14916 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14915 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14914 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.534 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14914 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.09 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14914 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.616 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14914 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 14913 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 3.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14913 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14913 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14913 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.98 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14912 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14912 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14912 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14912 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14911 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14910 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.712 km W of Greenfield, California · 14910 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.55 km ENE of Fremont, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14909 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.35 km SW of Sunol, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.78 km SE of Sunol, California · 14906 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc58764. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.