California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Fri, May 19, 1978, 3:54 AM PDT (10:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km SSW of Ridgemark, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-05-19 10:54:56 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.603° N, 121.213° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17658 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17658 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.13 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17657 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.85 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17657 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.95 km E of East Foothills, California · 17657 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17657 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.68 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 17657 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.77 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 17657 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.79 km SW of Coalinga, California · 17656 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17656 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17656 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17655 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.94 km E of East Foothills, California · 17654 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17654 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17654 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17654 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.013 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17654 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17653 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.09 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17653 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17653 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.06 km E of East Foothills, California · 17653 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.51 km WNW of Hollister, California · 17652 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.64 km E of East Foothills, California · 17652 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17652 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17652 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17652 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17651 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17651 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17651 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.435 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17650 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17650 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.8Central California · 17650 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17650 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17650 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17649 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17649 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17649 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.6Central California · 17649 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.6Northern California · 17649 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 3.6Central California · 17648 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17647 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17647 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.86 km N of Greenfield, California · 17646 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17645 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17645 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17645 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17645 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17644 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 17644 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17644 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, California · 17644 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17643 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.731 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17643 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.76 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17659 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.08 km NW of Hollister, California · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.94 km E of East Foothills, California · 17662 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.85 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17662 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.15 km E of East Foothills, California · 17663 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.35 km E of East Foothills, California · 17663 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17664 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17665 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.66 km E of East Foothills, California · 17666 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.55 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17666 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.15 km E of East Foothills, California · 17666 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.05 km E of East Foothills, California · 17666 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.95 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17666 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.76 km E of East Foothills, California · 17666 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.75 km E of East Foothills, California · 17666 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.85 km E of East Foothills, California · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.85 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.95 km E of East Foothills, California · 17667 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.25 km E of East Foothills, California · 17667 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040331. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.