California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9km NE of Gilroy, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9km NE of Gilroy, CA on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 5:57 PM PDT (00:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-07 00:57:06 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.072° N, 121.510° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  2. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 48
  6. 2.45km SE of Portola Valley, CA · 1882 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 12
  7. 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.55km E of Fremont, CA · 1878 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  19. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.75km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1876 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.81km ENE of Alamo, CA · 1874 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  26. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 17
  28. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.624km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.824km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1867 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.83km SW of Alamo, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.78km SSW of Livermore, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  47. 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1859 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.66km S of Livermore, CA · 1858 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 81
  50. 1.75km NW of Dublin, CA · 1858 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.910km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.76km WNW of Dublin, CA · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.54km E of Moraga, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1887 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.517km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.72km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CA · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 50
  11. 1.712km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 83
  14. 1.52km NW of Hollister, CA · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.24km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.54km NNE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 32
  17. 2.83km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 90
  18. 2.04km NE of Blackhawk, CA · 1890 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.516km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73606791. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.