California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Aromas, California on Thu, May 17, 1979, 9:26 PM PDT (04:26 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-05-18 04:26:28 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.862° N, 121.595° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17302 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.725 km WSW of Volta, California · 17300 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.525 km WSW of Volta, California · 17300 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.27 km W of Gilroy, California · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17298 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.132 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17296 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.432 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17296 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.330 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17292 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.015 km E of East Foothills, California · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17289 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.9Northern California · 17289 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.89 km SE of Sunol, California · 17288 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17287 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.49 km SE of Sunol, California · 17287 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.33 km E of Aromas, California · 17287 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17287 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17286 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17286 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17286 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17286 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.313 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.023 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 17282 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17281 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.630 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17281 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.620 km NE of Soledad, California · 17280 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17280 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17279 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17279 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.79 km E of Patterson, California · 17279 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.18 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17277 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17275 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.311 km ESE of Sunol, California · 17275 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17274 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.825 km NNE of King City, California · 17304 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17304 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17304 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17307 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17307 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.82 km S of Hollister, California · 17308 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17309 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 17309 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17310 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.97 km E of Gilroy, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17312 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17312 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.515 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17313 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.324 km NNE of King City, California · 17313 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.614 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045843. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC.