M1.5 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Nov 16, 1981, 6:59 AM PST

UTC

1981-11-16 14:59:01 UTC

Depth

4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.558° N, 121.118° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

20

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast50 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast382 kmNW

After

1. 3.39 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Nov 16, 11:47 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 12:28 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.08 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 10:52 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 11:24 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 8:57 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.921 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 12:34 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
7. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Nov 22, 3:26 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:06 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.911 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Nov 25, 8:34 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 2:58 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 10:48 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 1:27 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
13. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 7:52 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 11:15 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 11:29 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.76 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:21 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.35 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:41 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
18. 2.45 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:42 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 8:23 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
20. 1.86 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 10:06 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
21. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 2:25 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 6:39 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
23. 2.12 km E of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 5:51 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
24. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 6:23 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
25. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 8:17 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
26. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 9:13 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
27. 2.09 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 6:57 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
28. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 9:10 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.59 km NE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 7:27 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
30. 1.612 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 5:15 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
31. 1.625 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 6:09 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
32. 2.05 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 8:49 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
33. 1.721 km WSW of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 10:50 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
34. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 5:01 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.830 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 5:08 PM PST · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
36. 3.122 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Dec 4, 5:34 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
37. 1.72 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Dec 4, 9:04 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
38. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 6:05 AM PST · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
39. 2.38 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 10:31 PM PST · 16360 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
40. 2.07 km NW of El Nido, CaliforniaTue, Dec 8, 4:37 PM PST · 16358 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
41. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Dec 8, 9:07 PM PST · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
42. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 9, 11:44 AM PST · 16358 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
43. 2.3Northern CaliforniaWed, Dec 9, 7:10 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
44. 2.3Northern CaliforniaWed, Dec 9, 7:13 PM PST · 16357 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.69 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 1:59 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
46. 2.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 10:24 AM PST · 16357 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
47. 1.730 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 6:11 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
48. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 9:42 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
49. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Dec 10, 10:57 PM PST · 16356 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
50. 1.96 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 5:55 AM PST · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
51. 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Dec 11, 5:56 AM PST · 16356 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
52. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Dec 12, 5:37 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
53. 2.29 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Dec 12, 8:23 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
54. 2.623 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Dec 12, 10:25 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
55. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 13, 5:19 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
56. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 13, 6:59 AM PST · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
57. 1.8Central CaliforniaSun, Dec 13, 12:08 PM PST · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
58. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 14, 5:14 PM PST · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
59. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 7:09 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
60. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Dec 15, 7:57 PM PST · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

1. 1.99 km ESE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaMon, Nov 16, 4:27 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
2. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 11:29 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 7:07 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
4. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 6:58 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
5. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 6:40 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.527 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 11:36 AM PST · 16382 days ago · -1 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Nov 14, 9:02 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 3:46 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
9. 2.528 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 2:13 PM PST · 16383 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
10. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 6:31 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 9:26 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 8:35 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.09 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 6:08 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 1:28 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 10:22 PM PST · 16387 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
16. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 7:45 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
17. 1.813 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 7:23 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 7:40 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 1:26 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
20. 2.42 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 7, 4:20 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069498. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.