California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Sep 19, 1980, 2:39 AM PDT (09:39 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-09-19 09:39:14 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.551° N, 121.144° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
26

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 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16813 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16813 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.63 km NNW of Aromas, California · 16813 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16813 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.610 km W of Huron, California · 16813 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16813 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.0Central California · 16813 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 16813 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.78 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16812 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.69 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16812 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 16811 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16811 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.512 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16811 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 16811 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.610 km W of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.011 km W of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.85 km NW of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.911 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.510 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.810 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.03 km WNW of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.910 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.811 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.710 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.431 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16809 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 16808 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16808 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.57 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16808 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.211 km W of Huron, California · 16808 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.68 km W of Huron, California · 16808 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16807 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16806 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16806 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16805 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16805 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16805 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16804 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16803 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16803 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16803 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16802 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 3.46 km WNW of Huron, California · 16801 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16801 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16799 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.933 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16798 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16798 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.68 km E of Gilroy, California · 16797 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16797 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16795 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 16795 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.04 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16794 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 3.08 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16793 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16793 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.1Central California · 16792 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16791 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16790 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16790 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16790 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 4.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.925 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16814 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16814 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.53 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16814 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16815 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16816 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.92 km N of Hollister, California · 16818 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.119 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16818 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16818 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.222 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16818 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16818 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16819 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16819 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16819 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16819 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16819 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16819 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16820 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.38 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16820 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.51 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16821 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16821 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055865. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC.