California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km NNE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Aromas, California on Tue, Jun 17, 1980, 8:53 PM PDT (03:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NNE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-06-18 03:53:19 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.906° N, 121.636° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.22 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.8Central California · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.23 km N of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.03 km N of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.92 km NE of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.41 km NE of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 3.52 km N of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.73 km N of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.5Northern California · 16910 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16910 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.11 km E of Aromas, California · 16909 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.932km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16908 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.91 km SSW of Fairview, California · 16908 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16907 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16907 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16907 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16907 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16906 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.639 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16906 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16906 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.610 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16905 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.29 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16904 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.333 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16904 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.97 km NE of Aromas, California · 16903 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16903 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.814 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16903 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.28 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16902 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.54 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16902 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16901 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.00 km W of Hollister, California · 16901 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.21 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16901 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.613 km SE of Livermore, California · 16900 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16899 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16896 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16896 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16896 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16896 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.515 km WSW of Volta, California · 16896 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16895 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.734 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16895 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.55 km E of Fremont, California · 16894 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.821 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16893 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 16893 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16892 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16891 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.811 km SW of Byron, California · 16890 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16890 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16890 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16889 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16888 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16888 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16888 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.25 km ESE of Del Rey Oaks, California · 16888 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.54 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 3.71 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16912 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16914 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16915 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16915 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16915 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16915 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.95 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16915 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.914 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16916 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16916 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.6Central California · 16916 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 16917 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.66 km SSE of Sunol, California · 16917 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 16917 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 3.3Central California · 16917 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.139km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16919 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1053841. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.