California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Central California on Thu, Jun 12, 1980, 1:19 AM PDT (08:19 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 20 km SSE of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-06-12 08:19:51 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.233° N, 120.780° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
108°
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: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16912 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 16912 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16912 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.914 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.913 km N of San Simeon, California · 16911 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16911 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16911 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16911 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16910 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16908 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.023 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16908 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16908 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.214 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16908 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16906 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 16906 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.88km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16905 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.932km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16904 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.639 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16902 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.29 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16900 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.333 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16900 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16899 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.814 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16899 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16899 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.726 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16897 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16897 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.00 km W of Hollister, California · 16897 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.96km WNW of Mendota, CA · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.321 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16895 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16895 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16895 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16893 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16892 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16892 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16892 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.515 km WSW of Volta, California · 16892 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16891 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.734 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16891 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16890 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, California · 16890 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.125 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16889 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16887 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16886 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16885 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.35 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16885 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16884 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16884 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16884 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.25 km ESE of Del Rey Oaks, California · 16884 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16882 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.71 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 3.09 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16880 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 16913 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.3Central California · 16913 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16914 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 16914 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.139km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.07 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.67 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16918 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.521 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16919 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.317 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16920 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.133 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16921 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.923 km SSW of Volta, California · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16923 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16923 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, California · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.222 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16924 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.8Central California · 16925 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.813 km SW of Soledad, California · 16925 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1053702. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.