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M2.2 earthquake 9 km NE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Gilroy, California on Mon, Jun 23, 1986, 10:13 PM PDT (05:13 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1986-06-24 05:13:53 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.072° N, 121.496° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
74

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 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14709 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14709 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.410 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14708 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.118 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14708 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.518 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14708 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14708 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.76 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14708 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14708 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.516 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14707 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.812 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14707 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14707 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.64 km S of San Ramon, California · 14707 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.94 km S of San Ramon, California · 14707 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14706 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.318 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14706 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14705 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.44 km S of San Ramon, California · 14705 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.03 km S of San Ramon, California · 14705 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14705 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14705 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14704 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.86 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14704 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14704 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.311 km SW of Brentwood, California · 14703 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14703 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14703 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14703 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14703 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14703 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14702 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.819 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14702 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14702 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.318 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 3.118 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14702 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.89 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14701 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.014 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.611 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 14701 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.218 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14701 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.66 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14700 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.29 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14700 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.58 km NE of Blackhawk, California · 14699 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14699 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14699 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.97 km E of East Foothills, California · 14699 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.65 km NE of Tracy, California · 14698 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.610 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 14698 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14698 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.76 km NE of Hollister, California · 14698 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14697 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.72 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14697 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14696 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14696 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.46 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

  1. 2.019 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14710 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14710 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.517 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14710 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.513 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14711 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.220 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14711 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14711 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14711 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.99 km S of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14712 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.25 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14712 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.019 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14713 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.417 km WSW of Volta, California · 14714 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.87 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14714 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14715 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14715 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75236. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.