California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California on Sun, Jun 14, 1987, 7:01 AM PDT (14:01 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km NE of East Foothills, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-06-14 14:01:20 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.979° N, 121.449° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14343 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14341 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14341 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 14338 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.99 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14338 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.525 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 14338 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.519 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14337 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 14337 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 14336 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.840 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14336 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14336 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14336 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.36 km NE of East Foothills, California · 14336 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14335 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14334 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.823 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 14334 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14333 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14333 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.327 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 14333 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 14333 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.518 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14333 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14332 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.812 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 14332 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.65 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14330 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14328 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.612 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14328 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14327 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 1.624 km NNE of King City, California · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14327 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.510 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 14326 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.67 km ENE of Hollister, California · 14326 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.05 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14325 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14325 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14324 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 14324 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.622 km SE of Big Sur, California · 14324 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14324 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.514 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 14324 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 14324 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.99 km E of San Martin, California · 14324 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.614 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.616 km NW of Big Sur, California · 14323 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14323 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 14323 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 14322 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 14322 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14322 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14321 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.412 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14321 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.515 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.715 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.115 km SSE of Livermore, California · 14320 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 14320 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14319 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 14319 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14318 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 14318 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14346 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.88 km NE of Interlaken, California · 14346 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14346 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 14347 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 14347 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14347 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.12 km NNW of Communications Hill, California · 14348 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.529 km NE of Soledad, California · 14348 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.64 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 14348 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.93 km S of Fairview, California · 14350 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.6Northern California · 14351 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 14351 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 14351 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14351 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14352 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14353 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.520 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14353 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc101891. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.