California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Oct 30, 1979, 6:19 AM PST (14:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 4 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-10-30 14:19:30 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.554° N, 121.146° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17129 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17128 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17127 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17126 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17125 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17125 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17124 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17124 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.529 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17124 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17124 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17123 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.14 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17122 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.62 km N of Hollister, California · 17122 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.32 km WNW of San Martin, California · 17122 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.39 km N of Hollister, California · 17122 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.823 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 17121 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.43 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17120 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17120 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 17120 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17120 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 3.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17120 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.77 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17119 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17119 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17119 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.121 km E of East Foothills, California · 17118 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17118 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.241 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17117 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17117 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.822 km NE of Hollister, California · 17116 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17116 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.60 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17116 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17115 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.55 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17115 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 3.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17115 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17115 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.522 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17114 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17114 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.49 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17113 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 17113 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.49 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17112 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.711 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17112 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.713 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 17112 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.512 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17111 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17111 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 17111 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.15 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17111 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 17110 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17110 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17110 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17129 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.211 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17129 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 17130 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17131 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17131 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17132 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.611 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17132 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048559. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.