California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Mar 15, 1980, 3:58 AM PST (11:58 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 7 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-03-15 11:58:03 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.571° N, 121.104° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.714 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 17003 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.3Central California · 17003 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.213 km SSE of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 17002 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 17002 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.121 km NW of San Simeon, California · 17002 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.717 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17002 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.022 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17001 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17001 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.66 km NE of Hollister, California · 17001 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17000 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.212 km NE of Hollister, California · 17000 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17000 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.113 km SW of Soledad, California · 16999 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.93 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16999 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.619 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16999 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16999 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16999 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16998 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.239 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16998 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.58 km N of Hollister, California · 16998 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16998 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16998 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16997 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16996 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16996 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.811 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16995 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.636 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16995 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.935 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16995 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16992 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CA · 16991 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.7Central California · 16991 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16991 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.3Central California · 16991 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.85 km NE of Big Sur, California · 16990 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.91 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16989 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16989 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16988 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 16988 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16988 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.110 km E of San Martin, California · 16988 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.98 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16987 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.62 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16987 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.814 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16987 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16986 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16986 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.59 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16986 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 16986 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16985 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16985 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16985 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16984 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16984 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16984 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16984 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16984 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16984 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16983 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16983 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16983 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17004 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17004 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.811 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 17004 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.71 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17006 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17007 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17007 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 17007 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17007 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17008 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17008 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17008 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17009 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17009 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17009 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 17009 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 17011 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.6Central California · 17012 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17012 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051549. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.