California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gilroy, California on Thu, Dec 11, 1986, 5:38 AM PST (13:38 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km N of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-11 13:38:45 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.968° N, 121.607° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
28°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km SSE of Byron, California · 14524 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14524 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.716 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14522 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.68 km N of East Foothills, California · 14522 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14522 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.715 km SE of Livermore, California · 14522 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14521 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.816 km SE of Livermore, California · 14521 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.016 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.816 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14520 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.53 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.56 km NE of Hollister, California · 14519 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 14519 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.015 km SE of Livermore, California · 14517 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14517 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of Milpitas, California · 14517 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.4Northern California · 14516 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14516 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.418 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14515 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14515 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14514 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14512 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 4.08 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.38 km N of East Foothills, California · 14512 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.97 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.97 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.68 km NNE of East Foothills, CA · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.97 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14512 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.6Northern California · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.517 km SE of Livermore, CA · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14511 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.7Northern California · 14511 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.1Northern California · 14511 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14511 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 14511 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.512 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.01 km W of Hollister, California · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 3.013 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14510 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.42 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14510 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.613 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14510 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.913 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14510 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 14510 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.21 km N of Bonny Doon, California · 14510 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.621 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14510 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.57 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.57 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14509 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.76 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14509 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.33 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14509 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.013 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14509 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 14508 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.6Central California · 14508 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.912 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.412 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 14508 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14507 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc89938. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.