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M2.0 earthquake 4 km SSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Gilroy, California on Fri, Jun 6, 1986, 8:37 PM PDT (03:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-06-07 03:37:56 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.968° N, 121.597° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
25°
Stations used
59

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 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.817 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14727 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.95 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14727 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14727 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.64 km S of San Ramon, California · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.75 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 14726 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14726 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.64 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.613 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 14724 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14724 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.111 km S of Pescadero, California · 14723 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.74 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.44 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.27 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 3.06 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14723 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 3.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14723 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14723 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14723 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.016 km SE of Livermore, California · 14722 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14722 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14722 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14722 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.53 km S of Blackhawk, California · 14721 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.69 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.57 km S of Livermore, California · 14721 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14720 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.07 km E of Gilroy, California · 14720 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.913 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14720 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.66 km E of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.56 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 3.118 km SE of Livermore, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.04 km N of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.612 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.11 km NW of Hollister, California · 14728 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 14728 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.212 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14728 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14728 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14729 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.28 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14729 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14729 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14730 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.2Central California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14730 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14730 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc74140. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.