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M2.0 earthquake 7 km E of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km E of Gilroy, California on Sat, Jun 14, 1986, 12:38 PM PDT (19:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22 km NNE of Soledad, 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
1986-06-14 19:38:58 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.012° N, 121.485° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 170 in the 60 days after this one and 184 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14722 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14722 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14722 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.66 km E of East Foothills, California · 14722 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.56 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 14722 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.118 km SE of Livermore, California · 14722 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 14721 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.55 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14721 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.04 km N of East Foothills, California · 14721 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.627 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14720 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.915 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14720 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.518 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14720 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14720 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14720 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.94 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14720 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14719 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.513 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14719 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14718 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.87 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.417 km WSW of Volta, California · 14717 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14717 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14717 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.019 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14716 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.99 km S of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 14715 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.122 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14715 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.823 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14715 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14714 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.220 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.513 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14714 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14714 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.019 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 14713 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14712 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14712 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.410 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14712 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.118 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14712 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.518 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14711 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14711 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.76 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14711 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14711 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14711 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.812 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14710 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14710 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.64 km S of San Ramon, California · 14710 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.94 km S of San Ramon, California · 14710 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14709 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14722 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.57 km S of Livermore, California · 14723 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.69 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 14724 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.53 km S of Blackhawk, California · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.54 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14724 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14725 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.718 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14725 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.016 km SE of Livermore, California · 14725 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14725 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 14725 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14725 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc74712. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.