M1.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Aug 13, 1980, 8:32 PM PDT

UTC

1980-08-14 03:32:50 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.583° N, 121.178° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

53°

Stations used

21

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast387 kmNW

After

1. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 14, 7:53 AM PDT · 16849 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
2. 2.3Northern CaliforniaThu, Aug 14, 8:36 PM PDT · 16849 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.614 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 15, 2:42 PM PDT · 16848 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.96 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 17, 2:13 PM PDT · 16846 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Aug 18, 8:16 PM PDT · 16845 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Aug 19, 3:47 AM PDT · 16845 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Aug 20, 5:18 AM PDT · 16843 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.83 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 11:03 AM PDT · 16842 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
9. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 12:59 PM PDT · 16842 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.618 km W of Volta, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 2:28 PM PDT · 16842 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.529 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 6:45 PM PDT · 16842 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 23, 1:12 AM PDT · 16841 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 23, 2:10 AM PDT · 16841 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.37 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Aug 23, 9:25 AM PDT · 16840 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.47 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Aug 23, 11:12 AM PDT · 16840 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Aug 23, 1:14 PM PDT · 16840 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 23, 4:43 PM PDT · 16840 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 23, 10:23 PM PDT · 16840 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
19. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Aug 24, 12:08 PM PDT · 16839 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.59 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Aug 26, 8:16 AM PDT · 16837 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
21. 2.524 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Aug 27, 3:33 AM PDT · 16837 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
22. 1.717 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Aug 28, 6:41 PM PDT · 16835 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
23. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 29, 12:14 AM PDT · 16835 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
24. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 29, 12:02 PM PDT · 16834 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
25. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Aug 29, 3:04 PM PDT · 16834 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
26. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Aug 30, 9:02 AM PDT · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.49 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Aug 30, 4:27 PM PDT · 16833 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 30, 6:34 PM PDT · 16833 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
29. 2.89 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Aug 30, 10:08 PM PDT · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
30. 1.612 km WNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Aug 30, 10:14 PM PDT · 16833 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
31. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Aug 31, 3:23 AM PDT · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
32. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 1, 12:43 AM PDT · 16832 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
33. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 1, 5:42 AM PDT · 16831 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
34. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Sep 1, 9:10 AM PDT · 16831 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
35. 2.121 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 3:12 AM PDT · 16831 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
36. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 2, 4:33 AM PDT · 16830 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
37. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Sep 3, 3:11 AM PDT · 16830 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
38. 2.027 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 3, 1:33 PM PDT · 16829 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
39. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 3, 5:44 PM PDT · 16829 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
40. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Sep 4, 8:16 AM PDT · 16828 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
41. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 4, 5:13 PM PDT · 16828 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
42. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 4, 5:36 PM PDT · 16828 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
43. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Sep 5, 1:46 AM PDT · 16828 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
44. 1.69 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 5, 11:41 AM PDT · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
45. 1.714 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Sep 5, 6:15 PM PDT · 16827 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
46. 2.1Central CaliforniaSat, Sep 6, 6:01 PM PDT · 16826 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
47. 2.07 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Sep 6, 6:20 PM PDT · 16826 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
48. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 7, 4:56 PM PDT · 16825 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
49. 3.616 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Sep 7, 11:28 PM PDT · 16825 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
50. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Sep 7, 11:59 PM PDT · 16825 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
51. 1.715 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Sep 8, 12:48 AM PDT · 16825 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Sep 8, 6:12 AM PDT · 16824 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
53. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Sep 8, 7:03 AM PDT · 16824 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
54. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 8, 12:53 PM PDT · 16824 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
55. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 9, 9:42 AM PDT · 16823 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
56. 1.815 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Sep 10, 10:43 AM PDT · 16822 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
57. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 10, 4:05 PM PDT · 16822 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
58. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 10, 6:45 PM PDT · 16822 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
59. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 12, 12:22 AM PDT · 16821 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
60. 2.51 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Sep 12, 5:23 AM PDT · 16820 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

1. 1.523 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Aug 12, 10:06 PM PDT · 16851 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
2. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 11, 6:38 PM PDT · 16852 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
3. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 11, 4:06 AM PDT · 16852 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
4. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 8:16 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 7:29 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 5:28 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 5:15 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 3:03 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 11:18 AM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
10. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 8, 11:52 AM PDT · 16855 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.621 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 16855 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.99 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 8, 6:09 AM PDT · 16855 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 10:37 PM PDT · 16856 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.34 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 4:21 PM PDT · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 3:32 PM PDT · 16856 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 2:39 AM PDT · 16857 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
17. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Aug 5, 7:17 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Aug 4, 12:37 PM PDT · 16859 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
19. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Aug 4, 8:06 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.74 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 8:24 PM PDT · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055062. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.