California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Aug 26, 1979, 7:30 AM PDT (14:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km S of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-08-26 14:30:57 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.512° N, 121.094° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17202 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17202 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.89 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17202 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17202 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.38 km E of San Martin, California · 17202 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17201 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17201 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17201 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17201 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.035 km NW of San Simeon, California · 17200 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17200 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17200 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.78 km W of Gilroy, California · 17200 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17199 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17199 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17199 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17199 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17198 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17198 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.911 km E of Gilroy, California · 17197 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17197 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17196 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17196 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.16 km N of Huron, California · 17196 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.18 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17195 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.617 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17195 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17195 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 17194 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17194 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.810 km E of Gilroy, California · 17194 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17192 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.67 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17192 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.87 km SW of Hollister, California · 17192 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.67 km SW of Hollister, California · 17192 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17192 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17192 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17192 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.6Central California · 17191 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.325 km NE of King City, California · 17191 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17191 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17191 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17190 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 17190 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17190 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17190 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 3.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 17188 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17188 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 3.25 km W of Newman, California · 17188 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17187 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.67 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17187 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.74 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17187 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.125 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.67 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17205 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.08 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17205 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17206 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNE of Big Sur, California · 17206 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17206 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.98 km E of Gilroy, California · 17206 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.921 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17206 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.115 km NW of San Simeon, California · 17206 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.37 km E of Gilroy, California · 17206 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17206 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17206 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17206 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.91 km NE of Gonzales, California · 17207 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17207 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.86 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17207 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17208 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.611 km E of Gilroy, California · 17208 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047430. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.