M1.6 earthquake 27 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Mar 12, 1978, 1:29 AM PST

UTC

1978-03-12 09:29:10 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.595° N, 121.109° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

63°

Stations used

21

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast27 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast50 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNW

After

1. 2.43 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Mar 12, 12:00 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.83 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaSun, Mar 12, 2:05 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 12, 7:42 PM PST · 17726 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
4. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 13, 7:33 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 13, 8:35 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Mar 13, 8:41 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 1:09 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 1:11 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Mar 16, 11:54 AM PST · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 16, 1:55 PM PST · 17722 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 19, 12:18 PM PST · 17719 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
12. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 20, 6:14 AM PST · 17718 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 22, 9:20 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.92 km NW of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaThu, Mar 23, 6:20 AM PST · 17715 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
15. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 23, 10:37 AM PST · 17715 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
16. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 23, 11:19 AM PST · 17715 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.85 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Mar 24, 11:42 AM PST · 17714 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
18. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Mar 25, 2:28 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
19. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 26, 5:57 AM PST · 17712 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 4:59 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
21. 1.618 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 9:25 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.54 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 10:30 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
23. 2.16 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 11:33 PM PST · 17711 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
24. 3.04 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 1:51 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
25. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 1:55 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
26. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 2:02 AM PST · 17711 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
27. 2.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 9:22 AM PST · 17710 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 29, 8:39 AM PST · 17709 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.126 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 30, 8:51 PM PST · 17708 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
30. 1.56 km E of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Mar 30, 10:05 PM PST · 17708 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
31. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 30, 11:16 PM PST · 17708 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
32. 2.1Central CaliforniaFri, Mar 31, 6:36 PM PST · 17707 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
33. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 1:44 AM PST · 17707 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.137 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 2:30 AM PST · 17707 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
35. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 2:51 AM PST · 17707 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
36. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 5:23 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
37. 1.610 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 2, 1:06 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
38. 2.426 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 2, 7:30 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
39. 1.8Northern CaliforniaMon, Apr 3, 5:35 AM PST · 17704 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
40. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 4, 12:28 PM PST · 17703 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
41. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 5, 4:46 AM PST · 17702 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 6, 11:13 PM PST · 17701 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
43. 2.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 7, 3:56 AM PST · 17700 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
44. 2.210 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 7, 10:27 PM PST · 17700 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
45. 2.119 km W of Volta, CaliforniaSat, Apr 8, 8:02 AM PST · 17699 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
46. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Apr 8, 8:25 AM PST · 17699 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
47. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Apr 9, 10:07 PM PST · 17698 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
48. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 6:06 PM PST · 17695 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
49. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 7:36 PM PST · 17695 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
50. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 11:32 PM PST · 17695 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
51. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 12:12 AM PST · 17695 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
52. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 5:08 AM PST · 17694 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
53. 1.717 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 2:08 PM PST · 17694 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
54. 3.19 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 14, 7:00 AM PST · 17693 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
55. 2.322 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 9:20 PM PST · 17691 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
56. 1.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 10:11 PM PST · 17691 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
57. 2.623 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 11:30 PM PST · 17691 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
58. 1.910 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 6:11 AM PST · 17690 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
59. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 6:33 AM PST · 17690 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
60. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 5:24 PM PST · 17690 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

1. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 11, 7:52 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.57 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, Mar 11, 3:13 AM PST · 17727 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.64 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Mar 10, 7:52 PM PST · 17728 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 10, 11:57 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.37 km SE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaFri, Mar 10, 4:11 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 10, 2:06 AM PST · 17729 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 9, 11:17 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 7, 10:19 PM PST · 17731 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Mar 7, 11:00 AM PST · 17731 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
10. 2.4Central CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 9:13 PM PST · 17732 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.60 km SSW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 9:04 PM PST · 17732 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
12. 1.88 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 7:24 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 1:10 AM PST · 17733 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 9:58 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 9:13 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
16. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 5:40 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
17. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 5:23 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
18. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 5:14 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
19. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 2, 11:19 PM PST · 17736 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Mar 1, 5:33 PM PST · 17737 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1039251. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.