California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Dec 30, 1979, 1:02 PM PST (21:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-12-30 21:02:29 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.567° N, 121.121° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Central California · 17067 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 17067 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17067 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17066 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17066 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17065 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17065 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17065 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17064 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17064 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17064 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17064 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17062 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17061 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.610 km WNW of Avenal, California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.8Northern California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.712 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17060 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.68 km E of Gilroy, California · 17059 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.53 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17059 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.719 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17058 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17058 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17058 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.28 km E of San Martin, California · 17057 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17055 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17054 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17053 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17052 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.0Central California · 17051 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.6Central California · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.211 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 17050 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.64 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 17050 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.110 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17050 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.610 km SW of Coalinga, California · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.817 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17049 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17049 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.812 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 17048 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17048 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.637 km W of Lockwood, California · 17048 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 3.02 km S of Parkfield, California · 17048 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17068 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17068 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17068 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17068 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17068 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.44 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17069 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17069 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 17069 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17069 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17070 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17071 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.49 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17072 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17073 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17073 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.618 km E of East Foothills, California · 17073 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17073 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049635. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.