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M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Oct 19, 1979, 5:22 PM PDT (00:22 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 13 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-20 00:22:53 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.551° N, 121.140° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
31

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17140 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17140 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17139 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17139 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17139 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.09 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17139 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.122 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 17139 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17138 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17138 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.119 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17138 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.65 km NE of Scotts Valley, California · 17137 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.22 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17137 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17136 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.619 km W of Volta, California · 17135 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.611 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17132 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17132 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17131 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.211 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17130 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17130 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17129 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17129 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17129 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17127 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17126 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17126 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17125 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17125 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17125 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.529 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17124 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17123 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.14 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17122 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.62 km N of Hollister, California · 17122 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.32 km WNW of San Martin, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.39 km N of Hollister, California · 17122 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.823 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.43 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17120 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 17120 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 3.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17120 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.77 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17119 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17119 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.121 km E of East Foothills, California · 17118 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.241 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17118 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 17140 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.85 km SW of San Ardo, California · 17140 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17140 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17141 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17141 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.611 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17141 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17141 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.610 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17141 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.110 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17141 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048404. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.