California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jan 3, 1980, 7:27 AM PST (15:27 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-03 15:27:08 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.535° N, 121.115° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17064 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17062 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 17062 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.59 km E of San Martin, California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17061 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.610 km WNW of Avenal, California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 17061 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.8Northern California · 17061 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 17060 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.712 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17060 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of Gilroy, California · 17059 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.53 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17059 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17059 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.719 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17058 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17058 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17058 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17057 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.28 km E of San Martin, California · 17057 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17057 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17055 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17054 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.216 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17053 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 17052 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17052 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17052 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.0Central California · 17051 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 17051 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.6Central California · 17051 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.211 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 17050 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 3.64 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 17050 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.110 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17050 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.610 km SW of Coalinga, California · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.817 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17049 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17049 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17048 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.637 km W of Lockwood, California · 17048 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.02 km S of Parkfield, California · 17048 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17047 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17046 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.6Central California · 17045 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.221 km NE of King City, California · 17044 days ago · 90 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17043 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.74 km S of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17064 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17064 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17064 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17065 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17065 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17065 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17066 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17066 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17066 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17067 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17067 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 17067 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.3Central California · 17067 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 17068 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17068 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17068 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17068 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17068 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17068 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049700. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.