M1.9 earthquake 33 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Aug 14, 1979, 4:28 AM PDT

UTC

1979-08-14 11:28:08 UTC

Depth

18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.559° N, 120.986° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

164°

Stations used

26

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast34 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast61 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast374 kmNW

After

1. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 5:55 AM PDT · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 8:06 AM PDT · 17219 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.08 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 8:39 AM PDT · 17219 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.27 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 3:29 PM PDT · 17219 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
5. 2.834 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 5:21 PM PDT · 17219 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.53 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 8:36 PM PDT · 17218 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 10:52 AM PDT · 17218 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
8. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 11:48 AM PDT · 17218 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
9. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 2:45 PM PDT · 17218 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
10. 2.39 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 4:05 PM PDT · 17218 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.45 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 8:28 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
12. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 9:16 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 10:39 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
14. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 15, 11:18 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.58 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 12:17 AM PDT · 17217 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
16. 1.68 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 3:10 AM PDT · 17217 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.59 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 4:47 AM PDT · 17217 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.0Central CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 4:59 AM PDT · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 5:11 AM PDT · 17217 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.22 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 3:16 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
21. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 3:36 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
22. 2.48 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 7:43 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.29 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 16, 7:53 PM PDT · 17217 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
24. 2.41 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 8:44 AM PDT · 17216 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
25. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 9:00 AM PDT · 17216 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.39 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 3:00 PM PDT · 17216 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
27. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 12:19 AM PDT · 17215 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.58 km NNE of Chualar, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 2:55 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
29. 2.14 km N of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 7:05 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
30. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CASat, Aug 18, 7:06 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
31. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 18, 9:42 PM PDT · 17214 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
32. 2.51 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Aug 19, 1:45 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
33. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 19, 9:53 AM PDT · 17214 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.110 km SE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 4:11 AM PDT · 17213 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
35. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 6:53 AM PDT · 17213 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
36. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 8:32 PM PDT · 17212 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
37. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 10:07 PM PDT · 17212 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
38. 1.611 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 12:10 AM PDT · 17212 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
39. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 9:31 AM PDT · 17212 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
40. 1.86 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Aug 21, 9:18 PM PDT · 17211 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
41. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 22, 2:42 AM PDT · 17211 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
42. 1.91 km NE of Gonzales, CaliforniaWed, Aug 22, 5:58 AM PDT · 17211 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
43. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Aug 22, 2:45 PM PDT · 17211 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
44. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Aug 22, 11:22 PM PDT · 17210 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
45. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 1:22 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
46. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 2:35 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
47. 2.37 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 2:46 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
48. 2.115 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 3:27 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
49. 1.921 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 4:28 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
50. 1.98 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 4:48 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
51. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 7:38 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
52. 1.810 km NNE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 10:48 AM PDT · 17210 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
53. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 7:27 PM PDT · 17210 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
54. 2.08 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 24, 8:28 AM PDT · 17209 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
55. 1.67 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 24, 4:05 PM PDT · 17209 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
56. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 11:52 AM PDT · 17208 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
57. 2.125 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 5:04 AM PDT · 17207 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
58. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 7:30 AM PDT · 17207 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
59. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 8:52 PM PDT · 17206 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
60. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 1:32 AM PDT · 17206 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 3.59 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 13, 8:15 PM PDT · 17219 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.78 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 13, 7:47 PM PDT · 17220 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.940 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaMon, Aug 13, 4:53 PM PDT · 17220 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
4. 1.87 km NNE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 13, 12:09 PM PDT · 17220 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.57 km ESE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Aug 13, 11:35 AM PDT · 17220 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 13, 11:02 AM PDT · 17220 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
7. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 11:52 PM PDT · 17221 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 2:22 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
9. 3.29 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 1:29 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
10. 2.511 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 12:50 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
11. 2.99 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 9:42 AM PDT · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.78 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 5:38 AM PDT · 17222 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
13. 3.19 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 2:40 AM PDT · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 10, 11:14 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 10, 10:30 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.18 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 10, 8:59 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
17. 2.38 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 10, 8:58 PM PDT · 17222 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
18. 2.410 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 10, 2:45 PM PDT · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.210 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 10, 1:45 PM PDT · 17223 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 10, 1:36 PM PDT · 17223 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047211. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.