California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Nov 4, 1980, 7:43 AM PST (15:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-11-04 15:43:46 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.587° N, 121.059° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16768 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16768 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.616 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.64 km NW of Huron, California · 16767 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16766 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16765 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16765 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16764 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16763 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.522 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16763 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16763 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16763 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16761 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.823 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.4Central California · 16760 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.713 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16760 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16760 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16760 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16760 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16759 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16759 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 16759 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16757 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.317 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16756 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16756 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16756 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16755 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.5Central California · 16755 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16754 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 16754 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16754 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.44 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16754 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.35 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16753 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.720 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16752 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.016 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16752 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16752 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16752 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.96 km ESE of King City, California · 16752 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16751 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 2.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 1.73 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16751 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16749 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16749 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.922 km SW of Volta, California · 16748 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16747 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 2.37 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16769 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16772 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16772 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.311 km W of Huron, California · 16773 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.941 km W of Lockwood, California · 16773 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16774 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.09 km WNW of Huron, California · 16774 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16774 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16775 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16775 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.2Central California · 16775 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.524 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16778 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.9Central California · 16778 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16779 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16779 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16779 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16779 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056722. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.