California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, May 25, 1980, 8:05 PM PDT (03:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NNE of Aromas, 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
1980-05-26 03:05:17 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.424° N, 121.582° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.921 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.51 km S of Los Gatos, California · 16930 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.85 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16930 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 16930 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16929 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16929 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16929 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16929 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16928 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16927 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.420 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16927 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16927 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.0Central California · 16927 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.813 km SW of Soledad, California · 16926 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.8Central California · 16926 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.88 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16926 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.222 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16925 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, California · 16925 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.84 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16925 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16924 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16924 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16924 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.923 km SSW of Volta, California · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.133 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16922 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.39 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16922 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.521 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16920 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.67 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16919 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.39 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16918 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.07 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.58 km NW of Morgan Hill, California · 16916 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.139km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16915 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 3.3Central California · 16914 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 16914 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 16914 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.1Central California · 16913 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.6Central California · 16913 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.914 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.913 km N of San Simeon, California · 16912 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.95 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16912 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16912 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16912 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16911 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.023 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16909 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16909 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 3.71 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.52 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 4.22 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 3.8Central California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.23 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 3.03 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.92 km NE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16931 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.727 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16933 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.28 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.39 km E of Gilroy, California · 16934 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.56 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 16934 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16934 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16934 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16935 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16935 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16936 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.48 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16937 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16937 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.58 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16937 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.910 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 16938 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.56 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16939 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.910 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 16940 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1053065. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.