California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NE of Ridgemark, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Ridgemark, California on Thu, May 7, 1981, 11:07 AM PDT (18:07 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 23 km W of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-07 18:07:51 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.861° N, 121.321° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.626 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.714 km E of East Foothills, California · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.420 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16571 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16569 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16568 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16566 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16566 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16565 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 3.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16563 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16561 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 3.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.516 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16559 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.920 km SSW of Davenport, California · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.81 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16558 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16558 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.815 km SE of Livermore, California · 16556 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.78 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16555 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.26 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.66 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.46 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.36 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.720 km E of Big Sur, California · 16574 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.7Northern California · 16574 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.11 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16576 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063384. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.