California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jan 27, 1980, 12:45 AM PST (08:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-01-27 08:45:53 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.603° N, 121.212° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17039 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17039 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17038 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17038 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17038 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17037 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.423 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17037 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17037 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17037 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17037 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17037 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17036 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.528 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17035 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.06 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 17035 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.63 km SW of Davenport, California · 17034 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.15 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17034 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.07 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17033 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.97 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.116 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17030 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17030 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.612 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 17030 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17029 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17028 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.7Northern California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.5Central California · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17026 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17026 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.13 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17024 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.013 km SW of Greenfield, California · 17023 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17022 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17021 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.827 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17020 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.914 km NE of San Martin, California · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17020 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.28 km N of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.710 km N of Hollister, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17040 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17041 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.74 km S of Gilroy, California · 17042 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17043 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.221 km NE of King City, California · 17044 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17044 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.6Central California · 17045 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 17045 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.56 km E of East Foothills, California · 17046 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17046 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17046 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17047 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17047 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1050469. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.