M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Apr 7, 1980, 11:47 PM PST

UTC

1980-04-08 07:47:54 UTC

Depth

6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.560° N, 121.151° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.18

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

24

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast47 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNW

After

1. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 8, 5:36 AM PST · 16981 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
2. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 8, 7:00 AM PST · 16981 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.68 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Apr 8, 4:45 PM PST · 16980 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 9, 10:10 AM PST · 16980 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.335 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Apr 9, 3:03 PM PST · 16979 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Apr 9, 4:49 PM PST · 16979 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.3Central CaliforniaWed, Apr 9, 9:43 PM PST · 16979 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.74 km N of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 11, 11:33 AM PST · 16977 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 11, 12:59 PM PST · 16977 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
10. 1.77 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Apr 11, 1:05 PM PST · 16977 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 2:06 AM PST · 16977 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
12. 1.93 km NW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 11:41 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
13. 1.821 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 7:58 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 9:08 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
15. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 9:34 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
16. 4.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 10:15 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.86 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 10:19 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
18. 3.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 10:20 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
19. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 10:24 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
20. 1.64 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 10:46 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.5Central CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 11:35 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
22. 2.97 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 11:50 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
23. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 11:56 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
24. 3.28 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 12, 11:58 PM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 12:00 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
26. 2.17 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 12:20 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
27. 2.18 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 12:51 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
28. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 12:59 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
29. 1.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 1:02 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
30. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 1:42 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
31. 3.319 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 2:35 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
32. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 2:41 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.06 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 2:52 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
34. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 7:18 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
35. 3.18 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 7:39 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
36. 1.98 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 7:51 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 8:06 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
38. 2.07 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 8:18 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
39. 1.917 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 8:47 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
40. 3.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 9:02 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
41. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 9:03 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 10:07 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
43. 2.06 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 10:09 AM PST · 16976 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
44. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 12:42 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
45. 1.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 12:46 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
46. 1.9Central CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 1:00 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
47. 2.45 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 1:48 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
48. 3.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 1:51 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
49. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 2:29 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
50. 3.28 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 3:08 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
51. 2.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 3:11 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
52. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 4:40 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
53. 2.98 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 4:49 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
54. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 5:49 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
55. 2.26 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 5:55 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
56. 1.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 7:12 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
57. 2.88 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 7:45 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
58. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 8:20 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
59. 2.16 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 8:51 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
60. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 10:48 PM PST · 16975 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 10:24 PM PST · 16981 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
2. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 10:05 PM PST · 16981 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 7:52 PM PST · 16981 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
4. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 7, 1:08 AM PST · 16982 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
5. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 11:20 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
6. 3.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 9:15 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
7. 3.115 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 8:55 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 8:28 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
9. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 7:45 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 12:39 PM PST · 16982 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
11. 1.7Central CaliforniaSun, Apr 6, 8:16 AM PST · 16983 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
12. 1.6Central CaliforniaSat, Apr 5, 2:01 PM PST · 16983 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.28 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Apr 5, 9:00 AM PST · 16984 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Apr 4, 8:22 AM PST · 16985 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 4, 5:11 AM PST · 16985 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
16. 1.68 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 4, 1:54 AM PST · 16985 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 9:56 PM PST · 16985 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 9:08 PM PST · 16985 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
19. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 7:23 PM PST · 16985 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 3, 6:47 AM PST · 16986 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052009. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.