California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Tue, Mar 4, 1980, 4:16 AM PST (12:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km ESE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-04 12:16:50 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 121.192° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km SW of Soledad, California · 16989 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.93 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16988 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.619 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16988 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16988 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16988 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.239 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16987 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.58 km N of Hollister, California · 16987 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16987 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16987 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16987 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.06 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 16986 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.916 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16985 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16985 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16984 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.636 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.935 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16984 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16982 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CA · 16980 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.7Central California · 16980 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16980 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.3Central California · 16980 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.85 km NE of Big Sur, California · 16979 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.91 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16979 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16978 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16978 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 16977 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16977 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.110 km E of San Martin, California · 16977 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.98 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16976 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.62 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16976 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.814 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16976 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16975 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16975 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.59 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16975 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 16975 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16974 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16974 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16974 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16974 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16974 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16973 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16973 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16973 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16973 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16973 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16972 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16972 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16972 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.28 km N of Hollister, California · 16971 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.6Central California · 16971 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.7Central California · 16970 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16970 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16970 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16970 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051353. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.