California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Oct 15, 1981, 7:41 AM PDT (14:41 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-15 14:41:03 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.574° N, 121.168° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
41

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 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16413 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.528 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16412 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16412 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.03 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16412 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16410 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.46 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.78 km S of Gilroy, California · 16409 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16409 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16409 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16408 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16407 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.923 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16406 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.715 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16405 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.61 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.41 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.013 km N of Hollister, California · 16404 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16403 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16403 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.14 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.013 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16401 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.531 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 2.020 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16396 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.84 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16394 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.5Central California · 16393 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16393 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.01 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16392 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 16392 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16392 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.83 km NW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16391 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.42 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16388 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.813 km N of Hollister, California · 16388 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16413 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.87 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16415 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16415 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.68 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16416 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.1Central California · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.732 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16417 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 16419 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.07 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16419 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16420 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16420 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16420 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16420 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16420 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16420 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.94 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16420 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16421 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.86 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16422 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068648. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:56 AM UTC.