California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Sep 7, 1981, 11:45 PM PDT (06:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 3 km S of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1981-09-08 06:45:32 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.541° N, 121.130° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16457 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.62 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.26 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16456 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.96 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16456 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.815 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16456 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.128 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 16454 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.237 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.7Central California · 16454 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.530 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16454 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16453 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 16453 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.744 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16452 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.541 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.840 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.940 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.638 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.77 km ESE of Prunedale, California · 16452 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.67 km W of Gilroy, California · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.742 km W of Lockwood, California · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16451 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16451 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16451 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16450 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16449 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.117 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 16448 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.718 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.514 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.54 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16448 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16448 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16447 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16447 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.511 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16447 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16447 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16446 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16445 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16444 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.926 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.44 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16442 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.82 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16442 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.720 km W of Volta, California · 16442 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.217 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16441 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.64 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.9Central California · 16440 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.725 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16440 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16439 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.2Central California · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.84 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.112 km SE of Coalinga, California · 16439 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16457 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16457 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.55 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16458 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16458 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16458 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 16459 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.628 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16459 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16460 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.929 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16460 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16460 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.535 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16461 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.541 km W of Lockwood, California · 16461 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.840 km W of Lockwood, California · 16461 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.518 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16462 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16462 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.84 km W of Gonzales, California · 16464 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16465 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16465 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16466 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067444. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.