California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Sun, Nov 30, 1980, 4:27 AM PST (12:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 21 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-11-30 12:27:25 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.035° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16732 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16732 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.69 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 16731 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.327 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16730 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.940 km W of Lockwood, California · 16729 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16729 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.08 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16728 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16727 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.86 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 16727 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.625 km ENE of King City, California · 16726 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16725 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16725 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16725 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.620 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16724 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.925 km W of Lockwood, California · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.734 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16721 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 16721 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.67 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16721 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16721 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.72 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16720 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 3.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16720 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16720 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 3.01 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.95 km N of Diablo Grande, California · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.938 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16717 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 16715 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.82 km S of Parkfield, California · 16714 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.718 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16713 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16712 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16712 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 16712 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16712 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.45 km NE of Hollister, California · 16711 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16711 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16711 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16711 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.9Northern California · 16711 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16711 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 16733 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16734 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16734 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16734 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16734 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.634 km W of Lockwood, California · 16735 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.29 km NE of San Martin, California · 16735 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16735 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16736 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16736 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.923 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16736 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16737 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16737 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16737 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.922 km SW of Volta, California · 16738 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16739 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16739 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16739 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057645. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.