California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, May 12, 1981, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 23 km NE of King City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-12 18:26:09 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.563° N, 121.135° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.18 km W of Huron, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16567 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16566 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16566 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 3.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16563 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.520 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16563 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16561 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.516 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16559 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.81 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16558 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16558 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 2.36 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.112 km NW of Huron, California · 16551 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.717 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16550 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16550 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.99 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16549 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.63 km NE of Day Valley, California · 16549 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.95 km SE of Aromas, California · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.612 km W of Avenal, California · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16548 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16569 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.420 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16571 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16571 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.714 km E of East Foothills, California · 16573 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.626 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.720 km E of Big Sur, California · 16574 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.7Northern California · 16574 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.11 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063564. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.