California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 13 km W of Gustine, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 13 km W of Gustine, California on Fri, May 2, 1980, 8:33 AM PDT (15:33 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-05-02 15:33:09 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.242° N, 121.147° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16953 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.610 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16953 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16953 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.711 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16952 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.06 km NE of Hollister, California · 16952 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.6Northern California · 16952 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16952 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.73 km N of Hollister, California · 16952 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.5Northern California · 16951 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16951 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16951 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16950 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16950 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.110 km N of Hollister, California · 16950 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16950 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Sunnyvale, California · 16949 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16948 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16947 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16947 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.011 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16947 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16947 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.520 km SE of Livermore, California · 16947 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.87 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16946 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16946 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16946 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.97 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16946 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16945 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.97 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16945 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.910 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16944 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.614 km ESE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16944 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.86 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 16944 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.612 km NE of Hollister, California · 16943 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.410 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16942 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16941 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.11 km NE of Hollister, California · 16940 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16939 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.93 km SSE of Pleasanton, California · 16939 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.611 km ENE of Blackhawk, California · 16938 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.56 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.58 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16936 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16936 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16936 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.48 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16936 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.912 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16936 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16935 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16934 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16934 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16934 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.61 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 16934 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.56 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 16934 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.39 km E of Gilroy, California · 16933 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.28 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16933 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16932 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16932 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16932 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16931 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.6Central California · 16930 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.921 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16930 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.51 km S of Los Gatos, California · 16930 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16954 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16954 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16954 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.30 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16955 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16955 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16955 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 16955 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16955 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16955 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.712 km SW of Gonzales, California · 16955 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16955 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16956 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16957 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16957 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16957 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.03 km S of Fairview, California · 16957 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16957 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052568. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.