California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Nov 8, 1979, 6:32 AM PST (14:32 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 22 km NE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-08 14:32:12 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.535° N, 121.120° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
17

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 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17128 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.77 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17128 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17127 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17127 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17127 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17127 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.121 km E of East Foothills, California · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17126 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.241 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17126 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17125 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.822 km NE of Hollister, California · 17124 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17124 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.60 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17124 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.55 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17123 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 3.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17123 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17123 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.522 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17123 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17122 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.49 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17121 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 17121 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.49 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17121 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17120 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.711 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17120 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.713 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 17120 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 17120 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.512 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17120 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17120 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.27 km E of Gilroy, California · 17120 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.15 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17119 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.98 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17119 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17119 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.617 km NW of Lockwood, California · 17118 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17118 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.07 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17118 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17117 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17117 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17117 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.37 km NE of Aromas, California · 17117 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17117 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 17117 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17117 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17116 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17115 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17114 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17114 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.523 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 17114 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.7Central California · 17114 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.026 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17114 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17113 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17113 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17112 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17112 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17112 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17112 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 17128 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17128 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.823 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 17129 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.39 km N of Hollister, California · 17130 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.32 km WNW of San Martin, California · 17130 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.62 km N of Hollister, California · 17130 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17130 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17130 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.14 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17130 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17131 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17131 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17131 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 17132 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.529 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17132 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17133 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17133 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17133 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17134 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17134 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17134 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1048699. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.