California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Jan 27, 1981, 1:19 PM PST (21:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km ESE of Aromas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-27 21:19:05 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.541° N, 121.125° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 16673 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16672 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16672 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.24 km SE of Aromas, California · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.625 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16670 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.39km SSW of Huron, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16670 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.512km W of Avenal, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.410km W of Avenal, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.723 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.4Central California · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.54 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.75 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16666 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.63 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16665 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.814 km W of Coalinga, California · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16663 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.322 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.71 km E of San Ardo, California · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.014 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.612 km E of Big Sur, California · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.78 km N of Pacific Grove, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.39 km NE of San Martin, California · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.638 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16660 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 3.513 km W of Avenal, California · 16659 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.620 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16659 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16659 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.316 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059700. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.