California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gilroy, California on Mon, Jan 22, 1990, 12:42 AM PST (08:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km E of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-01-22 08:42:29 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.976° N, 121.621° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 188 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13405 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13405 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.824 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13405 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.719 km WSW of Volta, California · 13405 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13404 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.510 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 13404 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.97 km WSW of Saratoga, California · 13404 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.94 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 13404 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13404 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13403 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.89 km SW of Davenport, California · 13403 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.63 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13403 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13403 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.96 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13403 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.53 km N of Interlaken, California · 13403 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13402 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.96 km WNW of Volta, California · 13402 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.16 km W of Volta, California · 13402 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.99 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13402 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13402 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13402 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 3.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13402 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13402 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13402 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13402 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13401 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.81 km SE of Interlaken, California · 13401 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13401 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13401 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.93 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13400 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13400 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.53 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13400 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 13400 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.59 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13400 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.13 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13400 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.910 km WNW of Volta, California · 13400 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.21 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13399 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.61 km NE of Corralitos, California · 13399 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 3.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13399 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.727 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 13399 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.81 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13399 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13399 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.87 km SSE of Cambrian Park, California · 13398 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13398 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.722 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 13398 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13398 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.27 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13398 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.55 km ENE of Lexington Hills, California · 13398 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.02 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13397 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.615 km S of Davenport, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13397 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13397 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 3.02 km SW of Loyola, California · 13405 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.7Central California · 13405 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.65 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13405 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.07 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13405 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13405 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.72 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 13406 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13406 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.73 km WNW of Lexington Hills, California · 13406 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.313 km SSW of Pescadero, California · 13406 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.15 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13406 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.61 km WSW of Portola Valley, California · 13406 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13406 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13407 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.53 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13407 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.65 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13407 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13407 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13407 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13407 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.93 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13407 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13407 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc151228. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:42 AM UTC.