California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Feb 16, 1981, 11:19 AM PST (19:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km ESE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-16 19:19:28 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.601° N, 121.201° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16652 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.49 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16651 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.69 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.79 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.01 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16649 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16649 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.010 km S of Davenport, California · 16649 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.11 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16648 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16648 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.43 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16648 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.27 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.87 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.17 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.52 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.610 km NE of San Martin, CA · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.67 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16647 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.92 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 3.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.5Central California · 16646 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.12 km E of Aromas, California · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.52 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16646 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.33 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16645 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 3.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.53 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16645 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16644 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.813 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.54 km W of Gonzales, California · 16642 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16641 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16641 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16641 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.04 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16641 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 2.12 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16654 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16654 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.82 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16655 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.816 km N of San Simeon, California · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.77 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16656 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.633 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16656 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16657 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.316 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.620 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16659 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16659 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.