California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sat, Oct 24, 1981, 2:44 PM PDT (21:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-24 21:44:02 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.598° N, 121.203° 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
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16404 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.14 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16403 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.013 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.38 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16402 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16402 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16400 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.531 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16399 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16398 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.020 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16397 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.84 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16395 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.5Central California · 16394 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16394 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.01 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16393 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.83 km NW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16392 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16391 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.42 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16390 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.813 km N of Hollister, California · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16389 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 16388 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16388 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16384 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.312 km SSW of Davenport, California · 16383 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16383 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.527 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16382 days ago · -1 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16382 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.99 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 16382 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 3.39 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16381 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.08 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16378 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16377 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.921 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16376 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16373 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.911 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16372 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.013 km N of Hollister, California · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.41 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.61 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.710 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16405 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.715 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16406 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16406 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16406 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.923 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16407 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16408 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16409 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16409 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16410 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.78 km S of Gilroy, California · 16410 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16411 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.46 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16411 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16411 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.03 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16413 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.510 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16413 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.528 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16413 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068892. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.