California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Jan 21, 1980, 6:42 PM PST (02:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km NE of San Martin, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-22 02:42:42 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.584° N, 121.178° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.6Central California · 17045 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17045 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.221 km NE of King City, California · 17044 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17043 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.74 km S of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17041 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17040 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17040 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17039 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17039 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17039 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17039 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17038 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17038 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.423 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17037 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17037 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17037 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17037 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17037 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 3.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17037 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.528 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17035 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.06 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 17035 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.15 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17034 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.07 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17033 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17033 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17032 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.97 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.116 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17030 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17030 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.612 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17029 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17028 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.7Northern California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17028 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.5Central California · 17028 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17026 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17026 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17026 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.13 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17046 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17047 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17048 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.637 km W of Lockwood, California · 17048 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17048 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.812 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 17049 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 17049 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17049 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17050 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.817 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.610 km SW of Coalinga, California · 17050 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 17050 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.110 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17050 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.64 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 17051 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049980. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.