California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jan 28, 1981, 10:05 PM PST (06:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-29 06:05:53 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.603° N, 121.213° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.625 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16670 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16670 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.723 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.4Central California · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.54 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.75 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16666 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.63 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16665 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.814 km W of Coalinga, California · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.57 km E of East Foothills, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 16665 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.83 km S of Communications Hill, California · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16663 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.5Northern California · 16663 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.96 km SW of Monte Sereno, California · 16663 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.322 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.59 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16662 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.71 km E of San Ardo, California · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.014 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.612 km E of Big Sur, California · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.78 km N of Pacific Grove, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.39 km NE of San Martin, California · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.638 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16660 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16659 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.620 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16659 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.316 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.