California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sat, Mar 22, 1980, 5:29 PM PST (01:29 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-03-23 01:29:25 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.568° N, 121.267° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
35

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 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16997 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16996 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.636 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16996 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.935 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16996 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.610 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16994 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16993 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CA · 16992 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.7Central California · 16992 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16992 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.3Central California · 16992 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.85 km NE of Big Sur, California · 16991 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.91 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16990 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16990 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16989 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 16989 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16989 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.110 km E of San Martin, California · 16989 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.98 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16988 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.62 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16988 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.814 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16988 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16987 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16987 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.59 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16987 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 16987 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16986 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.37 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16986 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16986 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16985 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16985 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16985 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16985 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16985 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16985 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16985 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16984 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16984 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16984 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.28 km N of Hollister, California · 16983 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.6Central California · 16983 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.7Central California · 16982 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16982 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16982 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16982 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16982 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 3.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16982 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16981 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16981 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16981 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16981 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16981 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16980 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16980 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16980 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.68 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16980 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16979 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16979 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.335 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16979 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16979 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.3Central California · 16979 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.936 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16978 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.06 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 16998 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16998 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16999 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 16999 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.58 km N of Hollister, California · 16999 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.239 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16999 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16999 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17000 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17000 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.619 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 17000 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.93 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17000 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.113 km SW of Soledad, California · 17000 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17001 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.212 km NE of Hollister, California · 17001 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17001 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.66 km NE of Hollister, California · 17002 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17002 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.022 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17002 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.717 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17003 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.121 km NW of San Simeon, California · 17003 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1051708. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.