California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23 km SSW of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Volta, California on Mon, Jun 2, 1980, 8:32 AM PDT (15:32 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 2 km NNE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1980-06-02 15:32:24 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.915° N, 121.056° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.133 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16919 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16919 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16919 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.39 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16918 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.521 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16917 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.512 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16916 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16916 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.39 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16915 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.07 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16913 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.58 km NW of Morgan Hill, California · 16913 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.139km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 16912 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16912 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16912 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.3Central California · 16911 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 16911 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.66 km SSE of Sunol, California · 16911 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 16910 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.1Central California · 16910 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.6Central California · 16910 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16910 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16910 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.914 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16910 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.95 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16909 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16909 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16909 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16909 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16909 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.07 km E of East Foothills, California · 16908 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16908 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16906 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16906 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 3.71 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.52 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 4.22 km NNE of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 3.8Central California · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.23 km N of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 3.03 km N of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.92 km NE of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.41 km NE of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 3.52 km N of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.15 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16904 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.73 km N of Aromas, California · 16904 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.5Northern California · 16904 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16903 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.11 km E of Aromas, California · 16902 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.932km WSW of Mendota, CA · 16902 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.59 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16901 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16901 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16901 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16901 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16900 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.639 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16900 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16900 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.610 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.29 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16898 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.97 km NE of Aromas, California · 16897 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16897 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.814 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16897 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 2.021 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16920 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16920 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16921 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16921 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.03 km E of East Foothills, California · 16921 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.84 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16921 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.222 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16922 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.88 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16923 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.8Central California · 16923 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.813 km SW of Soledad, California · 16923 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.0Central California · 16924 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16924 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.420 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16924 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16924 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.62 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16925 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16926 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 16926 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16926 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16926 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 16927 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1053455. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.