California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 23 km NE of San Ardo, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km NE of San Ardo, California on Sun, May 4, 1980, 8:06 AM PDT (15:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-04 15:06:59 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.199° N, 120.757° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km N of Hollister, California · 16942 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16942 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16942 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16941 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16941 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.110 km N of Hollister, California · 16941 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16941 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16938 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16937 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16937 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16937 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16936 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.97 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16935 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.614 km ESE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16935 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.612 km NE of Hollister, California · 16934 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.513 km SW of Greenfield, California · 16933 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.533 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16932 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16931 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.012 km SW of Greenfield, California · 16931 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.11 km NE of Hollister, California · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.910 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 16930 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16930 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.56 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.910 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 16928 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16928 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 3.113 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16927 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16927 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.48 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16927 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16926 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.63 km ESE of Cambria, California · 16926 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16926 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16926 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.311 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16925 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.59 km WNW of Lemoore Station, California · 16925 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16925 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16925 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16925 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.51 km NNW of Santa Margarita, California · 16924 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.28 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.727 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16922 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16922 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.6Central California · 16921 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.921 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16920 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.514 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16918 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16918 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.420 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16918 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.0Central California · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.813 km SW of Soledad, California · 16917 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.8Central California · 16917 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 3.222 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16915 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, California · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16914 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.06 km NE of Hollister, California · 16943 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16943 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16943 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.618 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16944 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16944 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16945 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16945 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.30 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16945 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16945 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16946 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 16946 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16946 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.712 km SW of Gonzales, California · 16946 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16946 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16947 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.514 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16947 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16948 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052607. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.