California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California on Wed, Nov 27, 1985, 2:54 PM PST (22:54 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 26 km W of Volta, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-27 22:54:54 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.958° N, 121.449° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km W of Volta, California · 14895 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.06 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.46 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14893 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14893 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14893 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14893 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.63 km N of East Foothills, California · 14892 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.77 km W of Gilroy, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 14891 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.86 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14891 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.17 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14890 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14889 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14888 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14888 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.1Central California · 14888 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.38 km WSW of Pescadero, California · 14887 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14887 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.49 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14887 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14887 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.13 km SSE of Sunol, California · 14886 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14886 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 14886 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.66 km NNE of Ridgemark, California · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.839 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14885 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.74 km NNE of Ripon, California · 14884 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.613 km N of Hollister, California · 14882 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14880 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 3.018 km WSW of Volta, California · 14880 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14880 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.512 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14879 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.918 km WSW of Volta, California · 14878 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14877 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14876 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14876 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.33 km NNE of Grayson, California · 14876 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.67 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14875 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 14875 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 14874 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.06 km E of East Foothills, California · 14874 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.513 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 14874 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14873 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.13 km ESE of Diablo Grande, California · 14873 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14872 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14871 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14871 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14870 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 175.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60052. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.