California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6km SW of Gilroy, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6km SW of Gilroy, CA on Tue, Feb 1, 2022, 10:51 PM PST (06:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7km NW of Pinnacles, CA. 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
2022-02-02 06:51:30 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.966° N, 121.616° W
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.111km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.011km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.12km ENE of San Leandro, CA · 1700 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1,429
  7. 2.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 37
  8. 1.711km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.94km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 57
  11. 1.53km E of Aromas, CA · 1698 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.81km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.22km NNE of San Leandro, CA · 1695 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1,117
  15. 1.632km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1693 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.66km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1693 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.21km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.53km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.54km NW of Aromas, CA · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 10
  22. 3.11km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 49
  23. 2.93km ENE of San Leandro, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 414
  24. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.83km ENE of San Leandro, CA · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.022km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.39km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1690 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.11km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.12km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.32km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.02km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 12
  33. 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.62km NE of Union City, CA · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.72km SSW of Blackhawk, CA · 1688 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.89km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 18
  40. 1.51km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 3.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 240
  42. 1.98km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.816km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1685 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.01km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1682 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.912km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1679 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1678 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.35km E of Blackhawk, CA · 1678 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  51. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1678 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 2.75km SSW of Lexington Hills, CA · 1677 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 106
  53. 1.93km WSW of Hollister, CA · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.623km WSW of Patterson, CA · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.73km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.03km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.811km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.711km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 32
  2. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.610km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.512km SW of Mountain House, CA · 1713 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.612km SW of Mountain House, CA · 1713 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.216km W of Los Banos, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73687151. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.