California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California on Sun, Mar 11, 1990, 10:44 AM PST (18:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 5 km NNW of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-03-11 18:44:39 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.984° N, 121.641° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13355 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.52 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13354 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.229 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13354 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.76 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 13354 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.65 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13354 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.46 km S of Gilroy, California · 13354 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.33 km SW of Hollister, California · 13354 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.113 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 13353 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13353 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13353 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13352 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13352 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13352 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13352 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.65 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 13352 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13351 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13350 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.86 km N of Interlaken, California · 13350 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.9Northern California · 13349 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.31 km E of Aromas, California · 13349 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.32 km SW of Cambrian Park, California · 13348 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.510 km ESE of Dos Palos, California · 13348 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.25 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 13348 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.66 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 13348 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.611 km ESE of Livermore, California · 13348 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13347 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.63 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13347 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.83 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13347 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13347 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13346 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.66 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13345 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13345 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.615 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13344 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13344 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.36 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13344 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.617 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 13343 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 3.73 km SE of Aromas, California · 13343 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13343 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13343 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.40 km S of Los Altos Hills, California · 13343 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.99 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 13342 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 13342 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13342 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.04 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 13342 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13342 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.68 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13341 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.93 km NE of Monte Sereno, California · 13341 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.61 km NW of Lexington Hills, California · 13341 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13341 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.77 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 13341 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13341 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13340 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.81 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13340 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.710 km WSW of Volta, California · 13340 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13340 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13340 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.415 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13355 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.63 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13355 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.94 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13355 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.15 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13355 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.010 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.74 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13356 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13356 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 13356 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.63 km S of Lexington Hills, California · 13356 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.17 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 13357 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.78 km WSW of Chualar, California · 13357 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 13358 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.36 km W of Davenport, California · 13358 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.31 km WSW of Spreckels, California · 13359 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.015 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13359 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.93 km W of Lexington Hills, California · 13360 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.86 km NE of Amesti, California · 13360 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.89 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13360 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 13361 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.54 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13361 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc154129. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.