California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km SE of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Big Sur, California on Mon, Jun 1, 1981, 2:02 AM PDT (09:02 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km SW of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-01 09:02:34 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.202° N, 121.737° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km NE of Day Valley, California · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.95 km SE of Aromas, California · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16557 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16552 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.416 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16551 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 4.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16551 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16550 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16550 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16548 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16548 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSE of Cambria, California · 16547 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16547 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.4Central California · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.58 km ENE of Day Valley, California · 16544 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.627 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16542 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.23 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16541 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16540 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16539 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.06 km NE of Cambria, California · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.76 km NE of Cambria, California · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16539 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16538 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.94 km N of Hollister, California · 16537 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 16536 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.714 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.213 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16535 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.133 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16535 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16534 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16534 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.138 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16534 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.519 km W of San Simeon, California · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.629 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16532 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.913 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16532 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16531 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, California · 16530 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16530 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.98 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 16529 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16528 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16527 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16527 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16527 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.717 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16559 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16559 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16560 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16560 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16562 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.36 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16562 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16562 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16562 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16562 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 16562 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16563 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16563 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16566 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064183. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.