California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Nov 12, 1980, 8:30 PM PST (04:30 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 2 km SE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-11-13 04:30:49 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.521° N, 120.642° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
162°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16759 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16759 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16759 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16759 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16758 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 16758 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16756 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.317 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16756 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16755 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16755 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.5Central California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16754 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 16754 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.44 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.35 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16752 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.96 km ESE of King City, California · 16751 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16751 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.73 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16750 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16748 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.922 km SW of Volta, California · 16748 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16747 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16747 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.923 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16746 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16745 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16745 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.634 km W of Lockwood, California · 16745 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16744 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16744 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16744 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16743 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 16742 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.5Central California · 16742 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16742 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16742 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16741 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16741 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.69 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 16741 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.26 km E of Avenal, California · 16740 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16738 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.08 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16738 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16737 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.823 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16760 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16762 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16762 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.522 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16762 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16764 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.68 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 16765 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.011km N of Kettleman City, CA · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.47 km SW of Avenal, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.64 km NW of Huron, California · 16766 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.616 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16768 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16768 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056986. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.