California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jan 4, 1979, 10:59 AM PST (18:59 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-01-04 18:59:03 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.583° N, 121.179° 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
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 17428 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.48 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17427 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17425 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.310 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.210 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17425 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.48 km NE of Interlaken, California · 17425 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17425 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17425 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.59 km SE of Coalinga, California · 17425 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.11 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 17424 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17424 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.89 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17424 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17424 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17423 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.210 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17423 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.29 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17423 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17423 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.62 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17422 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.38 km NE of Interlaken, California · 17422 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.88 km NE of Interlaken, California · 17422 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17422 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17421 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.58 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17421 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.18 km N of Interlaken, California · 17421 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.18 km N of Interlaken, California · 17421 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.38 km N of Interlaken, California · 17421 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.115 km SW of Santa Cruz, California · 17421 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.78 km NW of Hollister, California · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.123 km NE of King City, California · 17420 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.38 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17419 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17419 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17418 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17417 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17416 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17415 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.816 km SW of Gustine, California · 17415 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.316 km SW of Gustine, California · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.74 km NNW of Sand City, California · 17415 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17415 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17415 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 17415 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.24 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 17414 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.75 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 17414 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.810 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17413 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17413 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17413 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.728 km WSW of Mendota, California · 17413 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.65 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 17413 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 17413 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.58 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17413 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.74 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 17411 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.7Northern California · 17410 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.55 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 17410 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17409 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.620 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 17409 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.1Central California · 17408 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17428 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.83 km S of San Ardo, California · 17429 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.534 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17429 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.227 km NW of San Simeon, California · 17429 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17429 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17429 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.919 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17430 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.59 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17430 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.46km WNW of Castroville, CA · 17430 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.310 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17430 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17431 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17433 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17434 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17435 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17435 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17436 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.08 km N of Interlaken, California · 17438 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.68 km N of Interlaken, California · 17438 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17438 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044022. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.