California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Apr 12, 1981, 4:01 AM PST (12:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 15 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-04-12 12:01:55 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.538° N, 121.084° 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
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km E of Gilroy, California · 16598 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16597 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16596 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16596 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16595 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.713 km N of Hollister, California · 16594 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16594 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.52 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16592 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16592 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16590 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16589 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.426 km NE of King City, California · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.626 km NE of King City, California · 16587 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16587 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.112 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16586 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.730 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 4.18 km N of Day Valley, California · 16586 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.66 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16584 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16584 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.78 km W of Gilroy, California · 16580 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.833 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16578 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.821 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16578 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16577 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.811 km NNW of Pacific Grove, California · 16577 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.721 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16577 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16576 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16576 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.11 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16576 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16576 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.7Northern California · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.720 km E of Big Sur, California · 16574 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.626 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.420 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16572 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16600 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16600 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.631 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16601 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.725 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.625 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16601 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16603 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.22 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16603 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16603 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16605 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16607 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.836 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16607 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1062443. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.