California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Tue, Mar 11, 1986, 12:37 PM PST (20:37 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 15 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-03-11 20:37:25 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.984° N, 121.639° 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
40

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 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14814 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of East Foothills, California · 14814 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.71 km S of Ridgemark, California · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.61 km S of Ridgemark, California · 14814 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.69 km E of San Martin, California · 14813 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.74 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14812 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14812 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14812 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.0Central California · 14812 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14811 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.722 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 14811 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14810 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14810 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.8Central California · 14809 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14809 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.35 km E of Fremont, California · 14809 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14809 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 14808 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.79 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14806 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14806 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.515 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14805 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 3.018 km SSW of Volta, California · 14805 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.113 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14805 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.919 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14804 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.75 km NE of Hollister, California · 14804 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.65 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14804 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.55 km NE of Hollister, California · 14803 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.35 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14803 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.08 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14803 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 14803 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.74 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14802 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.8Central California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14802 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.711 km NNE of Hollister, California · 14802 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.34 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.9Northern California · 14802 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.5Central California · 14801 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14801 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.67 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14801 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14801 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.16 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14800 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.44 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14800 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.82 km ENE of Diablo, California · 14800 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.05 km NE of Hollister, California · 14798 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14798 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14798 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.92 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14797 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.24 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14796 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.714 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14795 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14795 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.74 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14795 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 2.715 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14795 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14795 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14795 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14815 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14816 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.715 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14816 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.29 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14817 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14817 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14818 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.35 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14818 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.17 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14818 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14819 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.75 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14819 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14819 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14819 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc67937. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC.