California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California on Sun, Nov 18, 1990, 8:23 AM PST (16:23 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-11-18 16:23:17 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.025° N, 121.481° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13103 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13103 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.54 km WNW of Gonzales, California · 13103 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.66 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13103 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.87 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13102 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13102 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.71 km SSE of Saratoga, California · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13102 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 13102 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 13102 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.8Central California · 13102 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.821 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13102 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13101 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13101 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13100 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 13099 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.715 km W of Davenport, California · 13099 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13099 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13099 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13098 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13098 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.67 km N of Day Valley, California · 13098 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13097 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.211 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 13097 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.030 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 13096 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13095 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.93 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13094 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13094 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13094 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13093 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.716 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13093 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.76 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 13093 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.918 km SSE of Livermore, California · 13092 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.81 km NE of Ashland, California · 13092 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.62 km WSW of Hollister, California · 13092 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13091 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.75 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 13091 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.55 km SW of Davenport, California · 13090 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.83 km NNW of Seacliff, California · 13090 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13089 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 13089 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 13088 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13088 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13088 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13087 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13087 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.62 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13086 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.92 km SSW of Davenport, California · 13086 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 13086 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.64 km E of Interlaken, California · 13086 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13085 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13084 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13083 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13105 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 13105 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 13106 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 13106 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.69 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 13107 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.13 km N of Lexington Hills, California · 13107 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 13108 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13108 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13108 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.13 km NNE of Amesti, California · 13109 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13110 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.05 km E of Day Valley, California · 13111 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.83 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13111 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.110 km NW of Big Sur, California · 13111 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.12 km E of Big Sur, California · 13111 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 13112 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.613 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 13112 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 13112 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.913 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 13112 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc200314. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.