California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Tue, Jun 9, 1981, 6:05 AM PDT (13:05 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 29 km WNW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-09 13:05:45 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.566° N, 120.728° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16540 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16539 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.07km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.611 km W of Huron, California · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.4Central California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16537 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16537 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16536 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.23 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16533 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16532 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16532 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.91 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.21 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.510 km WNW of Lemoore Station, California · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16530 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.94 km N of Hollister, California · 16529 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 16528 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.714 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.213 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16527 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.97 km NW of Huron, California · 16527 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.133 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 3.522 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16526 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.138 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16526 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.629 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16524 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.913 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16524 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, California · 16522 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16522 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.612 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16521 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.86km SSW of Kettleman City, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.723 km ENE of King City, California · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.012 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16517 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16516 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16516 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16516 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.69 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16515 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.716 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 16515 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.416 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16543 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16544 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16548 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16549 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.612 km W of Avenal, California · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.95 km SE of Aromas, California · 16549 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.99 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16550 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064397. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.