California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 1 km ENE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Aromas, California on Sat, Dec 13, 1980, 10:53 AM PST (18:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-13 18:53:41 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.894° N, 121.626° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.95 km N of Diablo Grande, California · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.938 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16717 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16716 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.96 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16715 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 16715 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.02 km S of Loyola, California · 16714 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.14 km E of Union City, California · 16713 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.718 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16712 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16711 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16711 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.45 km NE of Hollister, California · 16711 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16711 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16711 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16710 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.9Northern California · 16710 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16710 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16708 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.66 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16708 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 3.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16706 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.94 km ESE of Union City, California · 16706 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.627 km NNE of King City, California · 16705 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16705 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16705 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.918 km S of Tracy, California · 16704 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.12 km NW of Emerald Lake Hills, California · 16701 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.5Northern California · 16700 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.818 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16699 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.15 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16699 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.59 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16699 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16698 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.214 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16698 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16698 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.27 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16696 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.615 km SE of Livermore, California · 16696 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.56 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16695 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.012 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 16695 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.78 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16695 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16695 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.94 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16694 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 4.52 km SE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.91 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.61 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.712 km SE of Sunol, California · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 3.04 km SE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16692 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 179.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058102. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 AM UTC.