California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6km WSW of Gilroy, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6km WSW of Gilroy, CA on Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 11:51 AM PST (19:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-11-15 19:51:53 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.976° N, 121.627° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2148 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.32km ESE of Pleasanton, CA · 2147 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.78km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.510km SSE of Sunol, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2144 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2142 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.733km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2141 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.211km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.77km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.214km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2137 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.63km ESE of Highlands-Baywood Park, CA · 2137 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.59km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2135 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CA · 2135 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.76km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2133 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.34km SW of Moss Landing, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.68km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.211km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 52
  25. 2.111km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2129 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.75km S of Blackhawk, CA · 2127 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.62km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.94km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.77km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.216km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2124 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.914km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2121 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.710km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2,305
  40. 3.510km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 597
  41. 2.34km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 16
  42. 1.74km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.74km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.14km WNW of Dublin, CA · 2116 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.14km ESE of Hayward, CA · 2116 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  48. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.68km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  53. 1.77km N of Day Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.69km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 28
  57. 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2110 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.114km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2150 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 22
  5. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2151 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.05km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 41
  7. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 293
  8. 1.95km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2153 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 14
  9. 2.015km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.630km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2154 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.513km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.132km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  17. 1.98km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.811km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.78km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2159 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73482601. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.