California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km ENE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Gilroy, California on Fri, Oct 19, 1990, 7:02 AM PDT (14:02 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-10-19 14:02:54 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.040° N, 121.497° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.52 km ENE of Aromas, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.511 km E of Blackhawk, California · 13133 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13133 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.728 km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.726 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13133 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.828 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13133 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.425 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13133 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.16 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 13132 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.513 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 13132 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.31 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13132 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13131 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.414 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13131 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13131 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.6Northern California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.425 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 13130 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13130 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13130 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13130 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.16 km NE of East Foothills, California · 13129 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13129 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13128 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.91 km NW of Loyola, California · 13128 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.05 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13127 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13127 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.67 km NNW of Hollister, California · 13126 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.02 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 13126 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13124 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13124 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.64 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13124 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13123 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.75 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.34 km W of Gonzales, California · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, California · 13123 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13123 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13123 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13122 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 13122 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13122 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.54 km N of Interlaken, California · 13122 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.52 km NNW of Aromas, California · 13122 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.62 km N of Aromas, California · 13121 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13121 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.88 km NE of San Martin, California · 13121 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 13120 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.06 km NNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13120 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.19 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13120 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13119 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 3.34 km E of Interlaken, California · 13119 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13118 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.03 km NNW of Crows Landing, California · 13117 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.05 km S of La Selva Beach, California · 13116 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.7Northern California · 13116 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.65 km E of Interlaken, California · 13116 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.92 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 13115 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.94 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13114 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.92 km SSW of Lexington Hills, California · 13114 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 1.78 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 13134 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13134 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13136 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Davenport, California · 13137 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13137 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.422 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13137 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.08 km NNE of Gilroy, California · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.921 km S of Davenport, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.921 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13138 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.719 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13138 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13138 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13138 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13138 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 13138 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc165547. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.