M2.6 earthquake 7km SW of Gilroy, CA

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7km SW of Gilroy, CA on Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 4:38 AM PDT (11:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12km S of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.59	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.157 · 84 stations
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.05 · 52 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 107.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73719600 (also filed as us7000h325). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.