California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Sep 24, 1981, 6:39 AM PDT (13:39 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-09-24 13:39:05 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.498° N, 121.075° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16441 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.64 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.9Central California · 16440 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.725 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16440 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16440 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.2Central California · 16439 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.84 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16439 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.112 km SE of Coalinga, California · 16439 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.014 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 16439 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16438 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.927 km ENE of King City, California · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 16438 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 4.03 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.812 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16437 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.44 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16437 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.54 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16437 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16437 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.44 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.13 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.74 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16435 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16435 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.514 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16434 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16434 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16433 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16433 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.54 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 16432 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16431 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16430 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.010 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16429 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.08 km W of Huron, California · 16429 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16428 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16427 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16427 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16427 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.67 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16427 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16427 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16427 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16427 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.07 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16426 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 16426 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.732 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16424 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.1Central California · 16424 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.68 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16423 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.87 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16422 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16421 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16420 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16420 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16420 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.528 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16419 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16419 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.03 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16419 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 2.217 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16441 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16441 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.720 km W of Volta, California · 16442 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.82 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16442 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.44 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16442 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.926 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16444 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16444 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16445 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16447 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16447 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.511 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16447 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16447 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16448 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.54 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16448 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.514 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.718 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 16448 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.117 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067878. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.