California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Dec 12, 1980, 11:55 PM PST (07:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km ENE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-12-13 07:55:43 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 121.093° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.938 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16717 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16717 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.77 km NE of San Martin, California · 16715 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.82 km S of Parkfield, California · 16714 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.718 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16713 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16712 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 16712 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16712 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.45 km NE of Hollister, California · 16711 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16711 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16711 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16711 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.9Northern California · 16711 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16711 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16710 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16709 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.715 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16709 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16708 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16707 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16706 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.627 km NNE of King City, California · 16706 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16706 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.212 km W of Huron, California · 16705 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16705 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.910 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 16699 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 3.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16699 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16698 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.214 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16698 days ago · 20 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.29 km W of Coalinga, California · 16697 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.27 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16696 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.012 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 16695 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.78 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16695 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16695 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.94 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16695 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 4.52 km SE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.91 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.61 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 3.04 km SE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.210km NW of Avenal, CA · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16692 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16692 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16720 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16720 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 3.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.72 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16720 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16721 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.67 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16721 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 16721 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.734 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16721 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16723 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.339 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16723 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.925 km W of Lockwood, California · 16724 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.620 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16724 days ago · -1 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16725 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16725 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.312 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16725 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058095. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.