California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Wed, Dec 19, 1979, 12:54 AM PST (08:54 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-12-19 08:54:30 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.603° N, 121.214° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17089 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17089 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17088 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17088 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17088 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17088 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.08 km E of East Foothills, California · 17088 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17087 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17086 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17086 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17086 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17086 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17086 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17086 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17084 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17084 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.618 km E of East Foothills, California · 17083 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17083 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.49 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17082 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17081 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17081 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.817 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17080 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17079 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 17079 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17079 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.44 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17079 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17079 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17078 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17078 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17078 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17078 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17078 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17078 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.3Central California · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 17078 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17077 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 3.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 3.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17077 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17076 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.422 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17076 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17075 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17074 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17074 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17074 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17074 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.322 km E of East Foothills, California · 17074 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17072 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 17072 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17072 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17071 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 176.

Before

  1. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17089 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17090 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17090 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17091 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.67 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17091 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17091 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17091 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.718 km W of Volta, California · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17093 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17093 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.525 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17094 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.68 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17094 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17094 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17094 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 17094 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17094 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17095 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049429. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.