California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, May 7, 1979, 6:00 PM PDT (01:00 UTC), 5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-05-08 01:00:55 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.003° N, 120.555° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.633 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17314 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17314 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.324 km NNE of King City, California · 17313 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17313 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.515 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17313 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.024 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.75 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 17310 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.226 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17309 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.110 km E of Cayucos, California · 17308 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17308 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.76km SE of Atascadero, CA · 17307 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.57 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 17307 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.825 km NNE of King City, California · 17305 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.110 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17304 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17300 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.132 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17297 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.432 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17296 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17296 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 3.225 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17295 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.625 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.13 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.725 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.330 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17293 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.033km NNE of Simmler, CA · 17292 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.82 km E of San Ardo, California · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.826 km W of Coalinga, California · 17292 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17291 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17291 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17290 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17315 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.7Central California · 17315 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.0Central California · 17315 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17317 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.827 km NE of King City, California · 17318 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17319 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17319 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.531 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17320 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17320 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Oak Shores, California · 17320 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17323 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17324 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.615 km N of Huron, California · 17326 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17328 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.56 km NNE of Avila Beach, California · 17329 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17330 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17330 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.515 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 17330 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045695. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:10 AM UTC.