California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 16 km WSW of Volta, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Volta, California on Tue, Jun 26, 1979, 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 The 1979 Coyote Lake, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1979-06-26 20:01:27 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.042° N, 121.097° 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, 3.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17262 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 17261 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17260 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17260 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17259 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.630 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17258 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.629 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17257 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.515 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17257 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.916 km SSW of Tracy, California · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17256 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.92 km E of Union City, California · 17256 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17255 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17255 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17255 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.93 km SSW of Mountain House, California · 17255 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17254 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 17254 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.42 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17253 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.542 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 17253 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.29 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17253 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.83 km E of Union City, California · 17252 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17251 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17250 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.516 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17250 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17250 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.120 km NE of Soledad, California · 17250 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17250 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17250 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.522 km NE of King City, California · 17250 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 17249 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.922 km ENE of King City, California · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.422 km NE of King City, California · 17249 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 17249 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 17249 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.022 km NE of King City, California · 17249 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.76 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 17249 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17249 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.96 km NW of Day Valley, California · 17247 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17246 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.518 km SE of Livermore, California · 17246 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17245 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17245 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17244 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.66 km NE of Interlaken, California · 17244 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17243 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17243 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17243 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17242 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17242 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17240 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17238 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.85 km ESE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17238 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.51 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17238 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17238 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.85 km ESE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17238 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 3.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17237 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17235 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17235 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.52 km SSW of Hollister, California · 17235 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17263 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.833 km NE of King City, California · 17263 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17264 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.3Central California · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17264 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17267 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17267 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17268 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17268 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.721 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.617 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17269 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.119 km WSW of Diablo Grande, California · 17269 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17270 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.61 km NNE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 17271 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.722 km NNE of Hollister, California · 17271 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.44 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17271 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 17271 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17271 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.47 km N of Hollister, California · 17273 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046330. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC.