California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Gilroy, California on Fri, Feb 28, 1986, 6:24 PM PST (02:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 18 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

Gilroy forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-03-01 02:24:27 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.975° N, 121.625° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14780 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.418 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14780 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.27 km SE of La Honda, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14780 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.213 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.84 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.814 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.017 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14779 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.47 km SE of La Honda, California · 14779 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14779 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.78 km NE of Hollister, California · 14778 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.518 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14778 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.017 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.912 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.613 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14778 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.98 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.714 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.716 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.5Northern California · 14777 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.912 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.019 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14777 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.018 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14776 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.810 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.56 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14776 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14776 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.316 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.614 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 3.018 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.020 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.53 km N of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.919 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14775 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.918 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14774 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.52 km SSE of Ridgemark, California · 14774 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14774 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14774 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14774 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67220. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.