California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, May 17, 1981, 12:01 PM PDT (19:01 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 11 km ESE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-17 19:01:12 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.588° N, 121.185° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16564 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.520 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16563 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16561 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.516 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16560 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16559 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.920 km SSW of Davenport, California · 16559 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.81 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16558 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16558 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16558 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 16554 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16554 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 2.36 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.112 km NW of Huron, California · 16552 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.717 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.99 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16550 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.63 km NE of Day Valley, California · 16549 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.95 km SE of Aromas, California · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16549 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16546 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.416 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16543 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 4.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16542 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16565 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16565 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16565 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16566 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16566 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16568 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.18 km W of Huron, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16569 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.420 km SW of Diablo Grande, California · 16572 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063733. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.