M2.5 earthquake Central California

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Nov 3, 1981, 3:31 PM PST

UTC

1981-11-03 23:31:08 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.703° N, 121.337° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

39°

Stations used

48

• Ridgemark, CaliforniaPopulation 3,016. Forecast13 kmSSE
• Hollister, CaliforniaPopulation 37,462. Forecast18 kmSSE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast29 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast407 kmNW

After

1. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 3:49 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
2. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 10:32 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 2:18 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
4. 2.28 km ENE of Milpitas, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 6:56 AM PST · 16394 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.01 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 12:43 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
6. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 5:52 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.83 km NW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaThu, Nov 5, 8:17 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 10:25 AM PST · 16392 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 4:56 PM PST · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.42 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 7, 4:20 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 1:26 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 7:40 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.813 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 7:23 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
14. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 7:45 AM PST · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 10:22 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 1:28 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 6:08 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
18. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 8:35 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 9:26 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 6:31 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
21. 1.516 km SE of Livermore, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 6:09 AM PST · 16385 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.528 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 2:13 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 3:46 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
24. 2.312 km SSW of Davenport, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 10:08 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
25. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 9:02 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
26. 2.527 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 11:36 AM PST · 16383 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 6:40 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
28. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 6:58 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
29. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 7:07 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
30. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 11:29 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
31. 1.99 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaMon, Nov 16, 4:27 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
32. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 16, 6:59 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
33. 3.39 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Nov 16, 11:47 AM PST · 16382 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
34. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 12:28 PM PST · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
35. 2.08 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:52 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
36. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 11:24 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.63 km SW of Loyola, CaliforniaFri, Nov 20, 4:27 AM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 8:57 AM PST · 16377 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
39. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Nov 22, 3:26 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
40. 1.67 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 11:15 AM PST · 16374 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
41. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:06 PM PST · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.911 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 8:34 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
43. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 10:48 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 1:27 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
45. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 7:52 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
46. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 11:15 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
47. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 11:29 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
48. 1.76 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:21 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
49. 2.35 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:41 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
50. 2.45 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:42 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
51. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 8:23 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
52. 1.86 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 10:06 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
53. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 2:25 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
54. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 4:45 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
55. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 6:39 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.39 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 10:11 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
57. 1.89 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 10:27 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
58. 2.12 km E of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 5:51 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
59. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 6:23 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
60. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 8:17 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

1. 1.84 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 12:43 AM PST · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
2. 2.424 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 2, 3:57 PM PST · 16396 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 5:03 PM PST · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
4. 2.020 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 10:05 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 12:34 AM PST · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
6. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 1:12 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.531 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:09 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
8. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 10:25 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
9. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 4:20 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 10:11 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.013 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 2:25 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
12. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 6:50 AM PST · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
13. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 6:01 AM PST · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
14. 3.14 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 3:08 PM PST · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 12:53 PM PST · 16404 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 10:41 PM PDT · 16404 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 7:44 PM PDT · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 2:44 PM PDT · 16405 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.013 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 9:22 AM PDT · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
20. 2.015 km WNW of Davenport, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 4:49 AM PDT · 16405 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069169. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.