California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California on Fri, Dec 26, 1986, 8:28 AM PST (16:28 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km N of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-12-26 16:28:13 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.963° N, 121.595° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SE of Byron, California · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSE of Byron, California · 14504 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.52 km W of La Honda, California · 14504 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.55 km WNW of Mountain House, California · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.86 km S of Byron, California · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.0Northern California · 14504 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.529 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14504 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.05 km SSE of Byron, California · 14503 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.27 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14501 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14501 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.616 km SE of Livermore, California · 14501 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14501 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14500 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14500 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 14500 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.930 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14500 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.68 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14499 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 14499 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.311 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14499 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14498 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14498 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14498 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14497 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.911 km SE of Sunol, California · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14496 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.57 km N of East Foothills, California · 14496 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14496 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 3.112 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14496 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.618 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14495 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14494 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.1Central California · 14494 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14494 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14493 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14492 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.610 km ESE of Blackhawk, California · 14492 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14492 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.829 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14492 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 4.29 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14491 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 14491 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 14491 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.614 km SE of Livermore, California · 14491 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14491 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.8Central California · 14490 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14490 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.78 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14490 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.77 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14489 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14488 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.91 km W of Hollister, California · 14487 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.78 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.54 km SSW of Loyola, California · 14486 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.812 km S of Los Banos, California · 14486 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 14486 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.713 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14486 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.110 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14485 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14484 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.815 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14484 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14484 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.26 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 14484 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 178.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc91091. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.