California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Aug 8, 1979, 6:25 PM PDT (01:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km E of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-08-09 01:25:17 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 121.060° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.29 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.59 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.210 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.17 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.711 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17221 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.310 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.310 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 17220 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.911 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.210 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.38 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.18 km E of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17220 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.19 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.99 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.29 km NE of San Martin, California · 17219 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17219 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.57 km ESE of San Martin, California · 17217 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.87 km NNE of Gilroy, California · 17217 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.940 km W of Lockwood, California · 17217 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.78 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 3.59 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.933 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17216 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17216 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17216 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, California · 17216 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.27 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17216 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.834 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17216 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.53 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17216 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17215 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.52 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 17222 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.311 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.37 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.08 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.18 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.38 km E of Gilroy, California · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.98 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.010 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.17 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.18 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.810 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.79 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047071. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.