California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Nov 30, 1979, 6:54 AM PST (14:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-11-30 14:54:18 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.547° N, 121.137° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17096 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.617 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17096 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.714 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.18 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17096 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17096 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17095 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17095 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17094 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17093 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.612 km N of Hollister, California · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17092 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17091 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.83 km W of Hollister, California · 17090 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17089 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.92 km WNW of Ridgemark, California · 17089 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.68 km ESE of Greenfield, California · 17088 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 17087 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17087 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17087 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.27 km SSW of King City, California · 17086 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17085 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.09 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.017 km W of Volta, California · 17085 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17084 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17084 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17084 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17084 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.68 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17084 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.525 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17083 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17083 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17083 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.718 km W of Volta, California · 17082 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17081 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 3.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17081 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.67 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17081 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17081 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17080 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17080 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17079 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17079 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17079 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17098 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 17099 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17099 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17099 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17099 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17100 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.92 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17100 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17100 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17100 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17101 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17102 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.513 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17102 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, California · 17103 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 17104 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 17104 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.28 km ENE of King City, California · 17104 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049098. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.