M1.7 earthquake 9 km SW of Volta, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Jul 20, 1980, 7:34 PM PDT

UTC

1980-07-21 02:34:31 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.045° N, 121.014° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

179°

Stations used

25

• Los Banos, CaliforniaPopulation 37,457. Forecast15 kmW
• Modesto, CaliforniaPopulation 211,266. Forecast66 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast417 kmNW

After

1. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 8:07 PM PDT · 16874 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 9:01 PM PDT · 16874 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
3. 1.714 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 16873 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 9:33 AM PDT · 16873 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 8:22 AM PDT · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 12:04 PM PDT · 16872 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 6:10 AM PDT · 16870 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
8. 3.010km E of Salinas, CAThu, Jul 24, 10:40 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
9. 3.29 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 10:40 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 10:46 PM PDT · 16870 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 9:36 PM PDT · 16869 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.513 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 26, 12:08 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
13. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 26, 12:41 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.79 km NNE of San Martin, CaliforniaSat, Jul 26, 1:04 PM PDT · 16868 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 1:56 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:41 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 11:53 AM PDT · 16867 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
18. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 29, 8:45 AM PDT · 16865 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
19. 2.721 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Jul 29, 1:11 PM PDT · 16865 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
20. 2.421 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 11:26 AM PDT · 16864 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.417 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 9:46 PM PDT · 16863 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
22. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 12:46 AM PDT · 16862 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
23. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Aug 2, 4:17 PM PDT · 16861 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
24. 3.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Aug 2, 7:56 PM PDT · 16861 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
25. 2.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Aug 2, 8:42 PM PDT · 16861 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
26. 2.210 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 12:02 AM PDT · 16860 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
27. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 1:46 AM PDT · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.32 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 1:47 AM PDT · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
29. 1.612 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 4:01 AM PDT · 16860 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 7:56 PM PDT · 16860 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
31. 1.74 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Aug 3, 8:24 PM PDT · 16860 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
32. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Aug 4, 8:06 AM PDT · 16859 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
33. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Aug 4, 12:37 PM PDT · 16859 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
34. 2.27 km NNE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Aug 4, 1:39 PM PDT · 16859 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
35. 1.9Northern CaliforniaMon, Aug 4, 7:45 PM PDT · 16859 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
36. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Aug 5, 7:17 AM PDT · 16858 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 2:39 AM PDT · 16856 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
38. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 3:32 PM PDT · 16856 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
39. 2.34 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Aug 7, 4:21 PM PDT · 16856 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
40. 1.99 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 8, 6:09 AM PDT · 16855 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
41. 1.621 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 16855 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
42. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Aug 8, 11:52 AM PDT · 16855 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 11:18 AM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
44. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 5:28 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
45. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 7:29 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
46. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 10, 8:16 PM PDT · 16853 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
47. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 11, 4:06 AM PDT · 16852 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
48. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Aug 11, 6:38 PM PDT · 16852 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
49. 1.523 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Aug 12, 10:06 PM PDT · 16851 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
50. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 13, 8:32 PM PDT · 16850 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
51. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 14, 7:53 AM PDT · 16849 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
52. 2.3Northern CaliforniaThu, Aug 14, 8:36 PM PDT · 16849 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
53. 1.614 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Aug 15, 2:42 PM PDT · 16848 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
54. 2.315 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, Aug 18, 2:11 AM PDT · 16845 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
55. 2.115 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, Aug 18, 2:23 AM PDT · 16845 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
56. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Aug 18, 8:16 PM PDT · 16845 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
57. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Aug 19, 3:47 AM PDT · 16844 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
58. 1.83 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 11:03 AM PDT · 16842 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
59. 3.114 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 12:59 PM PDT · 16842 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
60. 1.618 km W of Volta, CaliforniaThu, Aug 21, 2:28 PM PDT · 16842 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

1. 1.68 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 4:11 AM PDT · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 2:27 AM PDT · 16875 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
3. 2.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 7:37 PM PDT · 16876 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.625 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 1:33 PM PDT · 16876 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
5. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 8:27 AM PDT · 16876 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 4:27 PM PDT · 16877 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 2:57 AM PDT · 16878 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.54 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 12:24 AM PDT · 16879 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
9. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 6:53 PM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
10. 1.619 km SSE of Livermore, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 1:35 PM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.123 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 11:53 AM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 11:53 AM PDT · 16880 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
13. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 5:31 AM PDT · 16880 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
14. 3.09 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 1:32 AM PDT · 16880 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.62 km WSW of Livermore, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 11:17 AM PDT · 16881 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 1:10 PM PDT · 16882 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.71 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 12:16 PM PDT · 16882 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
18. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 3:58 AM PDT · 16882 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.59 km NNE of Livermore, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 1:20 AM PDT · 16882 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
20. 2.25 km ESE of Del Rey Oaks, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 3:21 PM PDT · 16884 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1054550. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC.