Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Gilroy, CA
M 2.6
Latest: 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026 · 21 km (13 mi) SE of Gilroy, CA
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Gilroy was M 2.6, 21 km (13 mi) SE of Gilroy, CA, at 9:00 am PDT on 23 September 2026. 24 people reported feeling it to USGS. 2 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,684 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 197
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 16 January 2021, 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- Reported felt
- 638 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.0 9 km (5 mi) E of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.0 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Gilroy, CA
- 2.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Gilroy, CA · felt by 24
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) SW of Gilroy, CA
- 2.6 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) SE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.2 7 km (4 mi) SW of Gilroy, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 8 km (5 mi) SW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.6 7 km (5 mi) SW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.8 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.1 18 km (11 mi) N of Gilroy, CA · felt by 4
- 1.7 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Gilroy, CA
- 2.3 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.9 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA · felt by 8
- 2.8 10 km (6 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA · felt by 10
- 1.9 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.5 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 29 km (18 mi) S of Gilroy, CA
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) S of Gilroy, CA
- 1.8 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 3.0 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA · felt by 37
- 2.4 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA · felt by 1
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.5 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.6 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) NNW of Gilroy, CA · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (10 mi) S of Gilroy, CA
- 1.9 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.6 7 km (4 mi) WSW of Gilroy, CA
- 2.1 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA · felt by 1
- 1.6 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 1.7 11 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
- 2.0 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Gilroy, CA
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) ESE of Gilroy, CA
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Gilroy time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Gilroy are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Gilroy; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 30 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Gilroy; the five largest:
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake · 28 km W of Gilroy
- 6.5 Near Morgan Hill, California · 13 km NNW of Gilroy
- 6.2 Near San Jose, California · 39 km NNW of Gilroy
- 6.2 The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake · 35 km NNW of Gilroy
- 6.1 Near San Jose, California · 30 km NW of Gilroy
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Sargent fault, 5 km from its surface trace
- Calaveras fault, 7 km from its surface trace
- San Andreas fault, 12 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
San Martin 10 km · Aromas 15 km · Morgan Hill 16 km · Interlaken 16 km · San Juan Bautista 18 km · Watsonville 20 km · Corralitos 21 km · Hollister 23 km
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