California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 33 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Wed, Jun 25, 1980, 1:56 PM PDT (20:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 15 km SW of Lockwood, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-06-25 20:56:21 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.569° N, 120.760° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.28 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.726 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16898 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16898 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.00 km W of Hollister, California · 16897 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.21 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.96km WNW of Mendota, CA · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.321 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16896 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16894 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16893 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16893 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16893 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16893 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.515 km WSW of Volta, California · 16893 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16892 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.734 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16891 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16891 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, California · 16890 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.125 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16890 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 16889 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16889 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16888 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16888 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16887 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16886 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16886 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.35 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16886 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16885 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16885 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16885 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.25 km ESE of Del Rey Oaks, California · 16884 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16883 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.71 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 3.09 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16881 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16881 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16881 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.54 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16880 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16879 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.625 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16876 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.68 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16876 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 3.09 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16876 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.79 km SW of Volta, California · 16874 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16874 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16874 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16873 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16873 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 16872 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.15 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16871 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16871 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.47 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16870 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.010km E of Salinas, CA · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.814 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16900 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16900 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of Aromas, California · 16900 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.333 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16901 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.29 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16901 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.610 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16902 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.639 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16903 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16903 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16904 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16904 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16904 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.932km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16905 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.11 km E of Aromas, California · 16905 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16906 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.7Near the coast of Central California · 16907 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.5Northern California · 16907 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.73 km N of Aromas, California · 16907 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1054021. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.