California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km W of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Gilroy, California on Sat, Dec 14, 1985, 7:31 PM PST (03:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-12-15 03:31:55 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.998° N, 121.648° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.34 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.74 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.74 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.82 km NNE of Ashland, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.45 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.15 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.95 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.7Central California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.8Central California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.55 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.45 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.05 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14848 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.89 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 14848 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.64 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.1Central California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.115 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.610 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.0Central California · 14847 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.92 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.53 km NNE of San Ramon, California · 14847 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14847 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14846 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.17 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14846 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc61495. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.