California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jan 24, 1978, 4:21 AM PST (12:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 17 km SW of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-01-24 12:21:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.565° N, 121.066° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
23

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 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km SW of Soledad, California · 17773 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17773 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.25 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17770 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17769 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17769 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.89 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17768 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.49 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17768 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17768 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.89 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17768 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17768 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17767 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 17767 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.79 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17767 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 17767 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.615 km SW of Soledad, California · 17767 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17766 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17765 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 17765 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17765 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.85 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17764 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.834 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17763 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.49 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17763 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17763 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17762 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17762 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17762 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17761 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17761 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 3.111km N of Avenal, CA · 17761 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.16 km NNW of Avenal, California · 17761 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.37 km NNW of Avenal, California · 17761 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17761 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 17760 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.08 km N of Avenal, California · 17760 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.714 km SW of Soledad, California · 17759 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 17759 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17758 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17758 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.34 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17758 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17758 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.07 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 17757 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.915 km SW of Soledad, California · 17757 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17757 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.811 km SW of Soledad, California · 17757 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.523 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17757 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17756 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17754 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.612 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17753 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17753 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.75 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17751 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 17751 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.425 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17750 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17750 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.312 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17749 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17749 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.712 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17748 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.915 km SW of Soledad, California · 17774 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.814 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17774 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.914 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17774 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17774 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.815 km SW of Soledad, California · 17774 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17775 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 17775 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.826 km NE of Soledad, California · 17775 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.77 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17775 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.01 km SE of Oak Shores, California · 17775 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17776 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17776 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.921 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 17776 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.17 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17777 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17778 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.45 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17780 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.322 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 17780 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.915 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17780 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 17781 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.46 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17781 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038711. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.