California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jan 16, 1980, 11:19 AM PST (19:19 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-01-16 19:19:12 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.465° N, 121.019° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 17061 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.64 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 17061 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.110 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.77 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 17061 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17061 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.610 km SW of Coalinga, California · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17060 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17060 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17060 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.637 km W of Lockwood, California · 17059 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 3.02 km S of Parkfield, California · 17059 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17058 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17058 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17058 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17056 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 17056 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17056 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17056 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17056 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.6Central California · 17056 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17056 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17055 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.221 km NE of King City, California · 17055 days ago · 90 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.74 km S of Gilroy, California · 17053 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 17053 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17053 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17052 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17051 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17051 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17050 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17049 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17049 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17048 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.010 km SW of Avenal, California · 17048 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17048 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.423 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17048 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17048 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17048 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17047 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.528 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.15 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17045 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17045 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.07 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17044 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17043 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17042 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17042 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.97 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17041 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.116 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17041 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17040 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17040 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17040 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17039 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17039 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17038 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 17062 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.04 km SSW of Avenal, California · 17062 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.0Central California · 17062 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17063 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17063 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 17063 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17065 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17066 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.28 km E of San Martin, California · 17068 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17069 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17070 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.53 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17070 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.68 km E of Gilroy, California · 17070 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.712 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17071 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17071 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.8Northern California · 17072 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 17072 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049874. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.