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M1.7 earthquake 10km E of Gilroy, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10km E of Gilroy, CA on Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 1:50 PM PDT (20:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15km N of Morgan Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-22 20:50:58 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.999° N, 121.455° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.710km SE of Sunol, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.515km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 34
  7. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 15
  8. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.67km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 90
  18. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.99km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 152
  22. 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.96km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.66km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.14km WSW of Pleasanton, CA · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 31
  31. 1.95km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.25km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.16km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.420km SE of Livermore, CA · 2007 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.323km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  44. 1.72km WNW of Newman, CA · 2005 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.923km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.914km SE of Livermore, CA · 2002 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 70
  49. 2.314km SE of Livermore, CA · 2001 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.09km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.78km ESE of Greenfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.15km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.45km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.59km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.214km SE of Livermore, CA · 1997 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.617km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 12
  15. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73540755. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.