California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Aug 14, 1980, 7:53 AM PDT (14:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 10 km W of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-08-14 14:53:49 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.573° N, 121.108° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Northern California · 16849 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.614 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16848 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.96 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16846 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16845 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16845 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16844 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.83 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16842 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16842 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.618 km W of Volta, California · 16842 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.529 km W of Lockwood, California · 16842 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16841 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16841 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.37 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16840 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.47 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16840 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16840 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16840 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16840 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16839 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 16837 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16837 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.717 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16835 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16835 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16834 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16834 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.49 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 16833 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16833 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.89 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 16833 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.612 km WNW of Big Sur, California · 16833 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16833 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16832 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16831 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16831 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.121 km WSW of Volta, California · 16831 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16831 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16830 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16829 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16829 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16828 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16828 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16828 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16828 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.69 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16827 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.714 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16827 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.1Central California · 16826 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.07 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16826 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16825 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 3.616 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16825 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16825 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.715 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16825 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16824 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.213 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16824 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16824 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16823 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.815 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16822 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 16822 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16822 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16821 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.51 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16821 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.38 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16820 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16850 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 16851 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 16852 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16853 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16855 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.621 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16855 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16855 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.524 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16856 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.34 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 16856 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16857 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16858 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 16859 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16859 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055070. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.