California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Sep 20, 1981, 10:32 AM PDT (17:32 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-20 17:32:43 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.499° N, 121.073° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16437 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16437 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.926 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.44 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16436 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.82 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16435 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.720 km W of Volta, California · 16435 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.217 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16434 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16434 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16434 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.64 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.9Central California · 16434 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.725 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16433 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16433 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.2Central California · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.84 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16433 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.112 km SE of Coalinga, California · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.014 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 16432 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16432 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16432 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.927 km ENE of King City, California · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 16431 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16431 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16431 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.812 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16430 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.44 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16430 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.54 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16430 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.44 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.13 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.74 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16429 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.514 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16427 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16427 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16427 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16426 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.54 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 16425 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16424 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.010 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16423 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.08 km W of Huron, California · 16423 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16421 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16421 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16421 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16420 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.67 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16420 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16420 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16420 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.07 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16420 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 16419 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.732 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16418 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.1Central California · 16418 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.68 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16416 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16440 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.511 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16440 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16441 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.54 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16441 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.514 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.718 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 16442 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.117 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.615 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16444 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16444 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.742 km W of Lockwood, California · 16445 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.67 km W of Gilroy, California · 16445 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.77 km ESE of Prunedale, California · 16445 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067804. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.