California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 31 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Nov 22, 1980, 3:48 AM PST (11:48 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1980-11-22 11:48:49 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.581° N, 121.030° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
49

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 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.73 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16740 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 16739 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16738 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16738 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16738 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.922 km SW of Volta, California · 16738 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16737 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16736 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16736 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16736 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.923 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16736 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16735 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16735 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16735 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.29 km NE of San Martin, California · 16735 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.634 km W of Lockwood, California · 16735 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16734 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16734 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16734 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16733 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 16732 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.5Central California · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16732 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16732 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16731 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.519 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16731 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.69 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 16731 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.327 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16730 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16730 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.69 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16730 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.940 km W of Lockwood, California · 16729 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16728 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.08 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16727 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16727 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.86 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 16727 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.625 km ENE of King City, California · 16725 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16725 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16725 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16725 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.620 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16724 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.925 km W of Lockwood, California · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.734 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16721 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 16721 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.67 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16721 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.72 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16719 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 3.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 2.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16740 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16741 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.96 km ESE of King City, California · 16741 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16741 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16741 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.016 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16742 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.720 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16742 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.35 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16742 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16743 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16743 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.44 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16743 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16743 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 16743 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16744 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.5Central California · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16744 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16745 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16745 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1057403. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.