M2.0 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Apr 18, 1980, 1:15 AM PST

UTC

1980-04-18 09:15:15 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.496° N, 121.076° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

31

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast55 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast374 kmNW

After

1. 1.89 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 18, 11:36 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.614 km ENE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Apr 18, 8:37 PM PST · 16958 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.729 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 12:20 AM PST · 16958 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
4. 3.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 4:45 AM PST · 16957 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.54 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 6:18 AM PST · 16957 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 19, 8:18 AM PST · 16957 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
7. 1.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 2:22 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 5:32 AM PST · 16956 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.715 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 6:53 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
10. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 7:23 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.22 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 20, 9:56 PM PST · 16956 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
12. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 1:54 AM PST · 16955 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Apr 21, 6:26 PM PST · 16955 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.87 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 22, 2:05 PM PST · 16954 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 7:01 PM PST · 16953 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.89 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Apr 23, 7:23 PM PST · 16953 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
17. 2.623 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 7:34 AM PST · 16952 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 10:52 AM PST · 16952 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
19. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 24, 1:49 PM PST · 16952 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
20. 1.92 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 6:15 AM PST · 16951 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
21. 1.65 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Apr 25, 8:16 AM PST · 16951 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.127 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 12:13 AM PST · 16951 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
23. 2.626 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 26, 2:30 AM PST · 16950 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
24. 1.9Central CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 3:12 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 4:03 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
26. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 4:06 AM PDT · 16949 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
27. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 4:00 PM PDT · 16949 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
28. 2.58 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Apr 27, 5:18 PM PDT · 16949 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
29. 1.91 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 7:12 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
30. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 7:40 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.76 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 9:49 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
32. 3.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 11:21 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
33. 2.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 11:26 AM PDT · 16948 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
34. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 5:18 PM PDT · 16948 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
35. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Apr 28, 7:51 PM PDT · 16948 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 29, 4:08 PM PDT · 16947 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
37. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 4:15 AM PDT · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
38. 1.623 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 5:44 AM PDT · 16946 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
39. 1.59 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 2:28 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
40. 1.712 km SW of Gonzales, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 7:45 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
41. 2.98 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 8:28 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
42. 2.08 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 8:54 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
43. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 11:21 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
44. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 30, 11:33 PM PDT · 16946 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
45. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 1:19 AM PDT · 16946 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
46. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 3:02 AM PDT · 16945 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.30 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 7:00 AM PDT · 16945 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
48. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 8:28 AM PDT · 16945 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
49. 2.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 1:16 PM PDT · 16945 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 1, 10:28 PM PDT · 16945 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
51. 1.913 km W of Gustine, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 8:33 AM PDT · 16944 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
52. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 2:41 PM PDT · 16944 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
53. 1.618 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, May 2, 4:24 PM PDT · 16944 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
54. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 5:32 AM PDT · 16943 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
55. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 5:52 AM PDT · 16943 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
56. 2.06 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, May 3, 12:09 PM PDT · 16943 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
57. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 7:45 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
58. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 8:06 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
59. 1.73 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, May 4, 8:17 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
60. 1.5Northern CaliforniaSun, May 4, 11:03 AM PDT · 16942 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

1. 1.727 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 18, 12:31 AM PST · 16959 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.524 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 17, 9:49 PM PST · 16959 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.59 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 17, 7:24 PM PST · 16959 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
4. 2.43 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Apr 16, 5:15 AM PST · 16960 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.54 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 12:51 PM PST · 16961 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.8Central CaliforniaTue, Apr 15, 12:55 AM PST · 16962 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
7. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 1:23 PM PST · 16962 days ago · -1 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.922 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 12:50 PM PST · 16962 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
9. 2.14 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 11:28 AM PST · 16962 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
10. 2.0Central CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 8:09 AM PST · 16962 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
11. 3.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 5:49 AM PST · 16962 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.86 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 14, 3:54 AM PST · 16962 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 10:48 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
14. 2.16 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 8:51 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 8:20 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
16. 2.88 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 7:45 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 7:12 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.26 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 5:55 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.36 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 5:49 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
20. 2.98 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 13, 4:49 PM PST · 16963 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052258. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.