California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Aug 2, 1979, 12:52 PM PDT (19:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 The 1979 Coyote Lake, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-08-02 19:52:42 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.559° N, 121.159° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km E of Big Sur, California · 17228 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.825 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17228 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.43 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.611 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17228 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17227 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17227 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17225 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.05 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.5Central California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 5.8The 1979 Coyote Lake, California Earthquake · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.811 km E of San Martin, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.87 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 3.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 4.38 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.97 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.1Northern California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.08 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 3.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.58 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.18 km E of San Martin, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.89 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.9Northern California · 17224 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.85 km E of Hollister, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 3.38 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.8Northern California · 17224 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.13 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17228 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.67 km SW of Morgan Hill, California · 17229 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17229 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.17 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 17229 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17229 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17229 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.09 km W of Huron, California · 17229 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.32 km NW of Huron, California · 17229 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.56 km W of Huron, California · 17229 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17230 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17230 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, California · 17231 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17231 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17232 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17233 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.310 km N of Hollister, California · 17233 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046893. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.