California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km WSW of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Volta, California on Wed, Jul 2, 1980, 12:32 PM PDT (19:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km SSE of Livermore, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-07-02 19:32:12 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.041° N, 121.087° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, 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: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16891 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.734 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16891 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.55 km E of Fremont, California · 16890 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.821 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16889 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 16889 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.68 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16888 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16887 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16887 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16886 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16886 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.85 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16886 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16885 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16884 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16884 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16884 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.25 km ESE of Del Rey Oaks, California · 16884 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.54 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16883 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Livermore, California · 16882 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16882 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.71 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.62 km WSW of Livermore, California · 16881 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.09 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16880 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16880 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.54 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16879 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16876 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.625 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16876 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16876 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.68 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.79 km SW of Volta, California · 16874 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16874 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16873 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.714 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16873 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16873 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16870 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 3.010km E of Salinas, CA · 16869 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 3.29 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16869 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16869 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 16868 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16868 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.79 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16868 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16867 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16865 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.721 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16865 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.421 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16864 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.417 km NE of San Martin, California · 16862 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 16862 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16861 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16892 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16892 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16892 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16892 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16895 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.613 km SE of Livermore, California · 16896 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.96km WNW of Mendota, CA · 16896 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.21 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16897 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.00 km W of Hollister, California · 16897 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16897 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.54 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16898 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.28 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16898 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.08 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16899 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.814 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16899 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.97 km NE of Aromas, California · 16899 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.61 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16900 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.29 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16900 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.610 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16901 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1054170. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.