California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Tue, Nov 18, 1980, 9:29 AM PST (17:29 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-11-18 17:29:38 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.550° N, 121.146° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16744 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 16744 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16744 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.44 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16744 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16743 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.35 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16742 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.720 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16742 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.016 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16742 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16741 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.96 km ESE of King City, California · 16741 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16741 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16741 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16741 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.73 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16740 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16739 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16739 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.922 km SW of Volta, California · 16738 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16737 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16737 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16737 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.54 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16736 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.923 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16736 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.84 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16736 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16736 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16736 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16735 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.29 km NE of San Martin, California · 16735 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.634 km W of Lockwood, California · 16735 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16734 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16734 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16734 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16734 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 16733 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.5Central California · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16732 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16732 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.69 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 16731 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.327 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16730 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.940 km W of Lockwood, California · 16729 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16729 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.08 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16728 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16727 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.86 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 16727 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.625 km ENE of King City, California · 16726 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16725 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16745 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16745 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.317 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16746 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16746 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 16748 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16749 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16749 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16749 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.713 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.4Central California · 16750 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.823 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16750 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16750 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16750 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16752 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16752 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16752 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057241. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.