California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 18, 1981, 9:56 PM PST (05:56 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km N of Day Valley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-19 05:56:08 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.511° N, 121.093° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16630 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 16630 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.85 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16629 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.714 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16629 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16629 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16628 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16627 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.8Central California · 16626 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 16626 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16625 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.07 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16625 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16624 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16624 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16624 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16624 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16624 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16623 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16623 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16622 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16622 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.42 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16622 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16622 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.710 km E of San Martin, California · 16622 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.94 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 16621 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16621 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16621 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.6Central California · 16621 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16620 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.112 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16619 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.70 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16618 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16618 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16618 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.07 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16618 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.63 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16617 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 16617 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.110 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16617 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 3.836 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16614 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16614 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16614 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16614 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16612 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16612 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16610 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.22 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16610 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16610 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.14 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16634 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16635 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16636 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.630 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16636 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.13 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.21 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.60 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16639 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.61 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.31 km ENE of Aromas, California · 16639 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16640 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16642 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16642 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16643 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16644 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1061466. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.