California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Feb 5, 1980, 10:01 AM PST (18:01 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 16 km NNW of San Simeon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-02-05 18:01:14 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.546° N, 121.132° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17030 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.116 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17030 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17030 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17029 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.612 km E of Lexington Hills, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17029 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17029 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17029 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.58 km NE of Hollister, California · 17028 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17028 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.7Northern California · 17028 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.911 km NNE of Cambria, California · 17027 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17027 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.5Central California · 17027 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17026 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17026 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17026 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.13 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17025 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17024 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17024 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17024 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17023 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.013 km SW of Greenfield, California · 17023 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17023 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17022 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17021 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17021 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.827 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17020 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.914 km NE of San Martin, California · 17020 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17020 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.85 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.28 km N of Interlaken, California · 17019 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.710 km N of Hollister, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17019 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17018 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17018 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 17017 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.72 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17017 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17017 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17017 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.312 km S of Coalinga, California · 17017 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17016 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 17015 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.62 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 17015 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.014 km SW of Soledad, California · 17014 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.514 km SW of Soledad, California · 17014 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17013 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17012 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17012 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17011 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.98 km NE of San Martin, California · 17010 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 17009 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.222 km SW of Mendota, California · 17009 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17009 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17008 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17008 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17031 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17032 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17032 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.07 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17033 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17034 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.15 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17034 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.06 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 17035 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.528 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17035 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17036 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17037 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17037 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17037 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17037 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.423 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17037 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17037 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17038 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17038 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 17038 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1050826. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 AM UTC.