California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Thu, Jun 12, 1980, 3:00 AM PDT (10:00 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1980-06-12 10:00:14 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 121.090° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16913 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.914 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.913 km N of San Simeon, California · 16912 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.95 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16912 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16912 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16912 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16911 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16910 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16909 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.023 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16909 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16909 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.71 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.52 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 4.22 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.8Central California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.23 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.03 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.92 km NE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.41 km NE of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.52 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16907 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.73 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.5Northern California · 16907 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 16907 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16906 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.11 km E of Aromas, California · 16905 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.932km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16905 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16904 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16904 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.639 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16903 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.610 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16902 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.29 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.333 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16901 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.97 km NE of Aromas, California · 16900 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16900 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.814 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16900 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16899 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 3.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.28 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.54 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.726 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16898 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.00 km W of Hollister, California · 16897 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 3.21 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.96km WNW of Mendota, CA · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.321 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16896 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16894 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16893 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16893 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16893 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16913 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.1Central California · 16913 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 16913 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 16914 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.3Central California · 16914 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16914 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16915 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 16915 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.139km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.58 km NW of Morgan Hill, California · 16915 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.07 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16916 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.39 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16918 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.67 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16919 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.521 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16919 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 3.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.317 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.39 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16921 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16922 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.133 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16922 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1053706. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.