California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Wed, Jan 1, 1986, 9:10 PM PST (05:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 4 km ESE of Pleasanton, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-01-02 05:10:20 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.992° N, 121.651° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
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: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14845 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.04 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14845 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14844 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.14 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14844 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14844 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14844 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.75 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.83 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.019 km SSW of Volta, California · 14842 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.63 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.22 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.15 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14842 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.65 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.94 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14842 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.1Central California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.5Central California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.64 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14841 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.64 km SE of Pleasanton, California · 14841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.75 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14841 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.96 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.55 km ESE of Pleasanton, California · 14840 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.13 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14840 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.15 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.75 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.723 km SSW of Davenport, California · 14839 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14839 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14838 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.65 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc62585. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.