California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jan 11, 1978, 6:55 AM PST (14:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-11 14:55:38 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.537° N, 121.126° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17792 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.65 km NE of Amesti, California · 17791 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.65 km S of Oak Shores, California · 17791 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.224 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17790 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17789 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17789 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17789 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17788 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17788 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17788 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.46 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17787 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 17786 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.915 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17786 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.322 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 17785 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.45 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17785 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17784 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.17 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17783 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 17782 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17782 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17782 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.01 km SE of Oak Shores, California · 17781 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.77 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17781 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.826 km NE of Soledad, California · 17781 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 17781 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17780 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.815 km SW of Soledad, California · 17779 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17779 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.914 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17779 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.814 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17779 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.915 km SW of Soledad, California · 17779 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17779 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.817 km SW of Soledad, California · 17779 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17779 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.25 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17776 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17775 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17774 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17774 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.89 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17774 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.49 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17774 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17774 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.89 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17773 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17773 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17773 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17773 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 17773 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.79 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17773 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 17773 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.615 km SW of Soledad, California · 17772 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17772 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17771 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17771 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 17771 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17771 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.85 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17770 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.834 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17769 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.49 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17769 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17768 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 3.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17793 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.99 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17794 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.318 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 17794 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17795 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.914 km W of Oak Shores, California · 17795 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.014 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17796 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.84 km W of Ridgemark, California · 17796 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17796 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17797 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17797 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.112 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17797 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.812 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17797 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17797 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 17798 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17798 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.68 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17800 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17800 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17800 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.54 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17800 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038540. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC.