California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, May 6, 1979, 10:49 PM PDT (05:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-07 05:49:11 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.740° N, 121.356° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17312 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17312 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17312 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17312 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.5Northern California · 17312 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.633 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17312 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.614 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.324 km NNE of King City, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.515 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17310 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.97 km E of Gilroy, California · 17310 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.024 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17309 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17308 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17308 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17308 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 17308 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17308 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.226 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.82 km S of Hollister, California · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17306 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17305 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.57 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 17304 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17304 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17303 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17303 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.825 km NNE of King City, California · 17302 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.05 km SE of Aromas, California · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 3.110 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17301 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17300 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.725 km WSW of Volta, California · 17298 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.525 km WSW of Volta, California · 17298 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.27 km W of Gilroy, California · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.132 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.432 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 3.225 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.625 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.7Central California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.0Central California · 17313 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 17314 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17314 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.38 km S of Sunol, California · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.827 km NE of King City, California · 17316 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17317 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.531 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17317 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.66 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17318 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.511 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.411 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17319 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.211 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17319 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.712 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 17320 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.55 km NNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045693. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC.