California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Nov 10, 1980, 12:16 PM PST (20:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 2 km SE of Aromas, 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
1980-11-10 20:16:55 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.572° N, 121.161° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16760 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.823 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.4Central California · 16760 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.713 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16759 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16759 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16759 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16759 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16759 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16758 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 16758 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16756 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 3.317 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16756 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16755 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16755 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.5Central California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16754 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 16754 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.44 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.35 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16752 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.720 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16752 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.016 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16752 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.96 km ESE of King City, California · 16751 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16751 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.73 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16750 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16748 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16748 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.922 km SW of Volta, California · 16748 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16747 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16747 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16746 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.54 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16746 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.923 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16746 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.84 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16746 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16746 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16745 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16745 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.29 km NE of San Martin, California · 16745 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.634 km W of Lockwood, California · 16745 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16744 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16744 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16744 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16762 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16762 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.522 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16762 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16764 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16766 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.64 km NW of Huron, California · 16766 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16768 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16768 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.629 km NE of Soledad, California · 16768 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.37 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16769 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16771 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16771 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.311 km W of Huron, California · 16772 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056823. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.