California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Jan 31, 1981, 11:04 AM PST (19:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 23 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-31 19:04:17 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.556° N, 121.113° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 16668 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16668 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.4Central California · 16668 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16667 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16667 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16667 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.54 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16666 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.75 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16666 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16665 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.63 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16665 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.814 km W of Coalinga, California · 16665 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 16664 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16663 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.322 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.71 km E of San Ardo, California · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.014 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.612 km E of Big Sur, California · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.78 km N of Pacific Grove, California · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.39 km NE of San Martin, California · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.638 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16660 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16659 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.513 km W of Avenal, California · 16659 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.620 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16659 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 3.316 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.512 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16657 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16656 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.633 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.77 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16656 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.816 km N of San Simeon, California · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.82 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.12 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 2.23 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.512km W of Avenal, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16670 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.39km SSW of Huron, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16670 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16671 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.625 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059813. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.