California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km E of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km E of Aromas, California on Thu, Jun 19, 1980, 6:45 PM PDT (01:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-06-20 01:45:01 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.892° N, 121.621° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.932km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16905 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.91 km SSW of Fairview, California · 16904 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16904 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16904 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.639 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16903 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.610 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16902 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.29 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.333 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16901 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.97 km NE of Aromas, California · 16900 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16900 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.814 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16900 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16899 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.28 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.54 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.00 km W of Hollister, California · 16897 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.21 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.613 km SE of Livermore, California · 16897 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16893 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16893 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16893 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16893 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.515 km WSW of Volta, California · 16893 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16892 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.734 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16891 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.55 km E of Fremont, California · 16891 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.821 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 16889 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16889 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16888 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16887 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16886 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16886 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16885 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16885 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16885 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.25 km ESE of Del Rey Oaks, California · 16884 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.54 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16884 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.59 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16883 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16883 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.71 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16883 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.62 km WSW of Livermore, California · 16882 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16881 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.54 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16880 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 2.11 km ENE of Woodside, California · 16877 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16906 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.5Northern California · 16907 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.73 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.52 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.41 km NE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.92 km NE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.03 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.23 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.8Central California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 4.22 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.52 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 3.71 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16909 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16910 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 16911 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16911 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16912 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1053903. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.