California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, May 10, 1980, 5:51 AM PDT (12:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km W of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-05-10 12:51:45 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.551° N, 121.142° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16936 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.97 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16936 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.910 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16935 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.614 km ESE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16935 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.612 km NE of Hollister, California · 16934 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.513 km SW of Greenfield, California · 16934 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.533 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16932 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16931 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.012 km SW of Greenfield, California · 16931 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.11 km NE of Hollister, California · 16931 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.910 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 16930 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16930 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.56 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16928 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.910 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 16928 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16928 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.58 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16927 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16927 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16927 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.48 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16927 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16926 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16926 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16926 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.311 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16925 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16925 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16925 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16925 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.56 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 16924 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.39 km E of Gilroy, California · 16924 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.28 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16923 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.727 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16923 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16922 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.6Central California · 16921 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.921 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.85 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16921 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 16920 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16920 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16920 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16920 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16920 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16918 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16918 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 3.420 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16918 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16918 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.0Central California · 16917 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.813 km SW of Soledad, California · 16917 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.8Central California · 16917 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.88 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16916 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 3.222 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16915 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, California · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.84 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16915 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16914 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16914 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16914 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.923 km SSW of Volta, California · 16913 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.133 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16913 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16912 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.97 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16936 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16937 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16937 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.87 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16937 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16938 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16938 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16939 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16941 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.110 km N of Hollister, California · 16941 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.23 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16941 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16941 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16942 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16942 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.5Northern California · 16942 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.73 km N of Hollister, California · 16942 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16942 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16942 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.06 km NE of Hollister, California · 16943 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16943 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1052714. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.