California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km SW of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gilroy, California on Mon, Oct 15, 1990, 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km E of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-15 16:00:37 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.972° N, 121.618° 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
32°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13138 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.719 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13138 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.921 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13137 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.921 km S of Davenport, California · 13137 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.08 km NNE of Gilroy, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.422 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13137 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.67 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13137 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13136 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.78 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13134 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.17 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 13134 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.52 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.511 km E of Blackhawk, California · 13133 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.728 km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.726 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.828 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13133 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.425 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.16 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.513 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13132 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.31 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13131 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13131 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.414 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.6Northern California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.425 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 13130 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.714 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13130 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.16 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13129 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13129 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13128 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.91 km NW of Loyola, California · 13128 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.05 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13127 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13126 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.67 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13126 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 2.02 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13125 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13124 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13124 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13123 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13123 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.75 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.34 km W of Gonzales, California · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13123 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13123 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13123 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13122 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13122 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.54 km N of Interlaken, California · 13122 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.52 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13122 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.62 km N of Aromas, California · 13121 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13121 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13139 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13139 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.5Northern California · 13139 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.6Central California · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13140 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.1Northern California · 13140 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.93 km E of San Leandro, California · 13140 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.04 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 13141 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.619 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13141 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13141 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.73 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13142 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.62 km SE of Aromas, California · 13142 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13142 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13142 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc165360. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.