California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Sat, Mar 15, 1980, 12:23 AM PST (08:23 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 22 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-15 08:23:32 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.038° N, 119.951° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
285°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16990 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16989 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.239 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16987 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.025km WSW of Alpaugh, CA · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.215 km SW of Alpaugh, California · 16987 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.622 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 16987 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16987 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.013 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16982 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.613 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16977 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16974 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16973 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16969 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.821 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16964 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16964 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16963 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16963 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.922 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16962 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16962 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.524 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16959 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.44km NNW of Delano, CA · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16953 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16952 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16952 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.58 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16949 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.514 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16947 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16946 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16943 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16942 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 16993 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.320km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 16998 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17003 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.011 km E of Santa Margarita, California · 17007 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.718 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 17008 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.814km ESE of Buttonwillow, CA · 17008 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.222 km SW of Mendota, California · 17009 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 17010 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.312 km S of Coalinga, California · 17017 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 17018 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17018 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.827 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17021 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17021 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.