California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13 km SW of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 19, 1980, 1:00 AM PST (09:00 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-03-19 09:00:03 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.346° N, 121.437° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16996 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.230 km W of San Simeon, California · 16996 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16995 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16995 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16995 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.239 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16994 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.58 km N of Hollister, California · 16994 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16994 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16994 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16994 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.123 km W of San Simeon, California · 16994 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.916 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16992 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16992 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.811 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16991 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.636 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16991 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.935 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16991 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16988 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CA · 16988 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.7Central California · 16988 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16987 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.3Central California · 16987 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.85 km NE of Big Sur, California · 16986 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.91 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16986 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16985 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16985 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 16984 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16984 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.110 km E of San Martin, California · 16984 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.98 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16984 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.62 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16983 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.814 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16983 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16982 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 16982 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16981 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16981 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16981 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16981 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16981 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16981 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16980 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16980 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16980 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16980 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16980 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16980 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.28 km N of Hollister, California · 16978 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.6Central California · 16978 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.7Central California · 16978 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16977 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16977 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16977 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16977 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 3.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16977 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16977 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16977 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16976 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16976 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16976 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16996 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.212 km NE of Hollister, California · 16996 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16996 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.66 km NE of Hollister, California · 16997 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16997 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.022 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16998 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.717 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16998 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.121 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16999 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16999 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.213 km SSE of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California · 16999 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.3Central California · 16999 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.714 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 17000 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 17000 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17000 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17001 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.71 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17002 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17003 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17003 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 17003 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.61 km S of Bonny Doon, California · 17003 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051613. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC.