California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Mar 3, 1980, 12:21 AM PST (08:21 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 7 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-03-03 08:21:13 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.784° N, 121.341° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.70 km NE of Hollister, California · 17015 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.29 km E of Gilroy, California · 17014 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.33 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 17014 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.98 km SE of Livermore, California · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.68 km SE of Livermore, California · 17014 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17014 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17013 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17013 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.94 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17013 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17013 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17013 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17012 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 3.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 4.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.6Central California · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.79 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17012 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.88 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17012 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 17011 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.96 km E of East Foothills, California · 17010 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.77 km SW of Davenport, California · 17009 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.55 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17009 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17009 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17009 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17009 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17008 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17008 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17008 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.717 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17007 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17007 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.61 km S of Bonny Doon, California · 17007 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 17007 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17007 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.71 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.411 km SE of Livermore, California · 17005 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.811 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 17004 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17004 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17004 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.26 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17003 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 17003 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.714 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 17003 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.3Central California · 17003 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.89 km N of East Foothills, California · 17002 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.213 km SSE of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 17002 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 17002 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.717 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17002 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17001 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.66 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 17001 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.66 km NE of Hollister, California · 17001 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.212 km NE of Hollister, California · 17000 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17000 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.113 km SW of Soledad, California · 16999 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.93 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16999 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.51 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17015 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.01 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17016 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17016 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.83 km W of Hollister, California · 17016 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.8Central California · 17016 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.5Central California · 17016 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17016 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.71 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17016 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.511 km SSE of Livermore, California · 17016 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.59 km ESE of Livermore, California · 17017 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17017 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17017 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.69 km SE of Livermore, California · 17017 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17017 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17018 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.94 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17018 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 17019 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.110 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17019 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17019 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17019 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051333. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC.