California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Nov 24, 1979, 4:18 PM PST (00:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 9 km E of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-25 00:18:36 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.605° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.513 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17103 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17102 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17102 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17101 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17101 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17100 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.92 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17100 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17099 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17099 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17099 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.6Central California · 17099 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17098 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17098 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17097 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.617 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17096 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.714 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.18 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17096 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17096 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17095 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17094 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17093 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 3.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.612 km N of Hollister, California · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17092 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.83 km W of Hollister, California · 17091 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17090 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.92 km WNW of Ridgemark, California · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.68 km ESE of Greenfield, California · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17087 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.27 km SSW of King City, California · 17086 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17085 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.09 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 3.017 km W of Volta, California · 17085 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17085 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17085 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17084 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17084 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.68 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17084 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.525 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17084 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17083 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 17104 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.28 km ENE of King City, California · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17104 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17104 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17104 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17104 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17104 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17105 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17105 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.026 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.7Central California · 17106 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.523 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 17106 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17106 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17106 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17107 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17108 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17108 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049014. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.