California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km NE of Shandon, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Shandon, California on Fri, Jan 2, 1981, 8:45 AM PST (16:45 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10 km SSE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-02 16:45:57 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.785° N, 120.161° 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.67
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km SE of Shandon, California · 16699 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.910 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 16698 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16698 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.29 km W of Coalinga, California · 16696 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16696 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.94 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16695 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.19km ESE of San Luis Obispo, CA · 16694 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.210km NW of Avenal, CA · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16691 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.412 km W of Huron, California · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.89 km W of Huron, California · 16690 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.511 km W of Huron, California · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.510 km W of Huron, California · 16690 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.18 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16690 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.512 km NE of Shandon, California · 16688 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16686 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.224 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16686 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.17 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16685 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.57 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16683 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.0Central California · 16680 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16677 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.733 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16675 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.73 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16675 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.534 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16674 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 16674 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16672 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.48 km NE of Cayucos, California · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 3.625 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16670 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 3.39km SSW of Huron, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.512km W of Avenal, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.410km W of Avenal, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 3.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.512km NE of Avenal, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16668 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.814 km W of Coalinga, California · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.322 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.71 km E of San Ardo, California · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 3.114 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.014 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 3.513 km W of Avenal, California · 16659 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.512 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.05km SSE of Delano, CA · 16657 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16657 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.816 km N of San Simeon, California · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16655 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.331km E of Cholame, CA · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.72 km N of Pismo Beach, California · 16700 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.212 km W of Huron, California · 16705 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.70 km NE of Lemoore Station, California · 16710 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.213 km SW of Cayucos, California · 16710 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.513 km W of Morro Bay, California · 16710 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 16711 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.82 km S of Parkfield, California · 16713 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.613km NNE of Taft, CA · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.620 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16724 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.312 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 16725 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16725 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.625 km ENE of King City, California · 16725 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.86 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 16727 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058802. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.