California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Mar 2, 1980, 7:30 AM PST (15:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-02 15:30:06 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.975° N, 121.618° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16975 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.59 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16975 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 16975 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.911 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16974 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16974 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16973 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16973 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16973 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16973 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16973 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16972 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16972 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16972 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16972 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.811 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16972 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16972 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.15 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16972 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.55 km ESE of San Ramon, California · 16971 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.28 km N of Hollister, California · 16971 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.55 km ENE of Sunol, California · 16971 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.95 km ENE of Sunol, California · 16971 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.6Central California · 16971 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.612 km SW of Byron, California · 16970 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.13 km SSE of Loyola, California · 16970 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.7Central California · 16970 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16970 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16969 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16969 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.85 km ENE of Sunol, California · 16969 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.94 km E of Sunol, California · 16969 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.511 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16969 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16968 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16968 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16968 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16968 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16968 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16968 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16968 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.68 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16968 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 3.34 km ENE of Sunol, California · 16968 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.34 km ENE of Sunol, California · 16967 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16967 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16967 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.64 km ENE of Sunol, California · 16967 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16967 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.1Northern California · 16966 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.3Central California · 16966 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.012 km N of Livermore, California · 16965 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.91 km NNW of Dublin, California · 16965 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.61 km NNW of Dublin, California · 16965 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.74 km N of Greenfield, California · 16965 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16965 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.77 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16965 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16964 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.93 km NW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16964 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.611 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16964 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16963 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 4.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16963 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.86 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16963 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.