M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, May 27, 1979, 1:43 PM PDT

UTC

1979-05-27 20:43:58 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.502° N, 121.081° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

119°

Stations used

14

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast55 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast375 kmNW

After

1. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 2:20 PM PDT · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
2. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 2:39 PM PDT · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
3. 2.13 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 9:47 PM PDT · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 1:30 AM PDT · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 1:30 AM PDT · 17294 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 7:01 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
7. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 12:32 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.725 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 2:24 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
9. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 4:27 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 6:42 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
11. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 8:52 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
12. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 9:13 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.330 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 28, 10:38 PM PDT · 17293 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
14. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 3:35 AM PDT · 17293 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 2:03 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 2:04 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away
17. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 29, 3:16 PM PDT · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.82 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, May 30, 2:36 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.826 km W of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, May 30, 3:58 AM PDT · 17292 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
20. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 5:37 AM PDT · 17291 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 8:59 AM PDT · 17290 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
22. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 31, 11:08 PM PDT · 17290 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
23. 1.9Northern CaliforniaFri, Jun 1, 12:04 PM PDT · 17289 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 2, 1:09 PM PDT · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 2, 6:38 PM PDT · 17288 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 5:42 AM PDT · 17288 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
27. 2.33 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 10:38 AM PDT · 17287 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 4:21 PM PDT · 17287 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 3, 6:57 PM PDT · 17287 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
30. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 2:04 AM PDT · 17287 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
31. 1.66 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 7:01 AM PDT · 17286 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 9:16 AM PDT · 17286 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 11:16 AM PDT · 17286 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
34. 2.313 km ENE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jun 4, 12:02 PM PDT · 17286 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
35. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jun 6, 10:32 AM PDT · 17284 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
36. 1.95 km W of Bradley, CaliforniaWed, Jun 6, 2:43 PM PDT · 17284 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
37. 2.018 km SW of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, Jun 7, 1:44 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.725 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jun 7, 7:51 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
39. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jun 7, 7:54 PM PDT · 17283 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
40. 2.745 km S of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 12:42 AM PDT · 17283 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
41. 2.023 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 10:30 AM PDT · 17282 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
42. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 11:39 AM PDT · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
43. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 5:31 PM PDT · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jun 8, 6:23 PM PDT · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
45. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 12:19 AM PDT · 17282 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
46. 2.630 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Jun 9, 12:47 PM PDT · 17281 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
47. 1.620 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 10, 5:14 AM PDT · 17281 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
48. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jun 11, 3:51 AM PDT · 17280 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
49. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jun 11, 5:20 AM PDT · 17280 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
50. 2.18 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jun 11, 6:45 PM PDT · 17279 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
51. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jun 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 17277 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 9:46 AM PDT · 17274 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
53. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 12:44 PM PDT · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
54. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 12:47 PM PDT · 17274 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
55. 2.47 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 6:51 PM PDT · 17274 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
56. 2.126 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Jun 16, 7:49 PM PDT · 17274 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
57. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 3:35 AM PDT · 17273 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
58. 2.44 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 8:20 AM PDT · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
59. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 8:25 AM PDT · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
60. 2.722 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Jun 18, 11:06 AM PDT · 17272 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

1. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 9:28 AM PDT · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
2. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 7:28 AM PDT · 17294 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
3. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 12:59 AM PDT · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.625 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, May 27, 12:53 AM PDT · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
5. 3.225 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, May 26, 11:22 PM PDT · 17295 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 26, 10:13 AM PDT · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 2:01 PM PDT · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.432 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 1:05 PM PDT · 17296 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
9. 3.132 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 8:55 AM PDT · 17296 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
10. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 25, 1:29 AM PDT · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 23, 4:28 PM PDT · 17298 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.27 km W of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, May 23, 1:04 AM PDT · 17299 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
13. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 6:44 PM PDT · 17300 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.525 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 5:04 PM PDT · 17300 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.725 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaMon, May 21, 4:44 PM PDT · 17300 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
16. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, May 19, 5:41 AM PDT · 17303 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
17. 3.110 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, May 18, 9:58 AM PDT · 17303 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.05 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, May 17, 9:26 PM PDT · 17304 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.825 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaThu, May 17, 3:53 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
20. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 17, 1:44 AM PDT · 17305 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045947. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:20 AM UTC.