California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Feb 8, 1980, 4:57 PM PST (00:57 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 14 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-02-09 00:57:01 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.413° N, 120.992° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17026 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17026 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.13 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17024 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.013 km SW of Greenfield, California · 17023 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17022 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17021 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.827 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17020 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.914 km NE of San Martin, California · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17020 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.28 km N of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.710 km N of Hollister, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17018 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 17017 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.72 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17017 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.312 km S of Coalinga, California · 17017 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17016 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 17015 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 17015 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.014 km SW of Soledad, California · 17014 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.514 km SW of Soledad, California · 17014 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17013 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17012 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17012 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17011 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.98 km NE of San Martin, California · 17010 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 17009 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.222 km SW of Mendota, California · 17009 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17009 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17008 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17008 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.513 km ENE of Cambria, California · 17008 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 17008 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.94 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17007 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.310 km SW of Oak Shores, California · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17006 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17006 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 3.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17006 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17006 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.71 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17005 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.512 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17005 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.5Central California · 17005 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.8Central California · 17005 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.83 km W of Hollister, California · 17005 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17005 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.911 km NNE of Cambria, California · 17028 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.7Northern California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17028 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17029 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17030 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.116 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17030 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.07 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17033 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1050922. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.