M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.6 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 29, 1983, 3:06 PM PST

UTC

1983-01-29 23:06:30 UTC

Depth

2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.567° N, 121.158° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

18

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNW

After

1. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 12:28 AM PST · 15941 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
2. 1.5Northern CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 10:59 AM PST · 15940 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 12:05 PM PST · 15940 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 7:47 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
5. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 11:51 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.824 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 7:00 AM PST · 15939 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 4:30 PM PST · 15938 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 7:20 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
9. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 2:37 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
10. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 8:46 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.97 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 8:56 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
12. 4.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 4:01 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
13. 2.327 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 4:31 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
14. 1.927 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 4:42 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 5:17 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.037 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 9:42 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 10:01 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
18. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 10:31 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
19. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 10:39 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
20. 1.527 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 11:39 PM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
21. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 12:44 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.824 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 1:58 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 3:55 AM PST · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
24. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 9:48 AM PST · 15934 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
25. 2.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 3:34 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
26. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 7:31 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
27. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 7:38 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
28. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 8:03 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
29. 3.013 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 3:17 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
30. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 7:17 PM PST · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
31. 1.66 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 2:06 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
32. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 9:17 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
33. 2.038 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaTue, Feb 8, 10:34 PM PST · 15932 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
34. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 4:36 AM PST · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
35. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 1:04 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
36. 1.99 km NNE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 1:06 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 9:23 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
38. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 3:51 AM PST · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
39. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 4:38 PM PST · 15929 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
40. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 11, 6:58 PM PST · 15929 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
41. 1.913 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSat, Feb 12, 4:22 AM PST · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
42. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 12, 9:32 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
43. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 13, 7:59 PM PST · 15927 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
44. 1.65 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Feb 13, 8:11 PM PST · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
45. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Feb 14, 3:39 AM PST · 15926 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
46. 1.819 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Feb 14, 5:17 AM PST · 15926 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
47. 2.010 km W of Volta, CaliforniaMon, Feb 14, 4:41 PM PST · 15926 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.829 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Feb 15, 1:53 AM PST · 15926 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
49. 1.74 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Feb 15, 11:18 AM PST · 15925 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
50. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Feb 15, 1:59 PM PST · 15925 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
51. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 12:01 AM PST · 15924 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
52. 2.13 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 5:41 AM PST · 15923 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
53. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 10:49 AM PST · 15923 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
54. 2.124 km S of Los Banos, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 6:33 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
55. 2.220 km NW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 8:26 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
56. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 10:34 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
57. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 11:54 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
58. 1.919 km NW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 1:03 AM PST · 15923 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
59. 2.76 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 6:52 AM PST · 15922 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
60. 2.319 km NW of Pacific Grove, CaliforniaFri, Feb 18, 7:27 AM PST · 15922 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 170.

Before

1. 1.56 km WNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jan 29, 1:51 AM PST · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
2. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 9:13 PM PST · 15943 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.49 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 3:40 PM PST · 15943 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 2:54 PM PST · 15943 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
5. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 9:28 AM PST · 15943 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
6. 3.05 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 5:35 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
7. 1.611 km ESE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Jan 27, 1:31 PM PST · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
8. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 26, 9:49 PM PST · 15945 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
9. 2.924 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Jan 26, 2:03 PM PST · 15945 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
10. 2.216 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 10:58 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 10:48 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 3.018 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 10:48 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 4:40 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
14. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 12:04 PM PST · 15949 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
15. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 11:24 AM PST · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.26 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 2:55 PM PST · 15950 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
17. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 2:34 PM PST · 15950 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
18. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 8:44 AM PST · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.329 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 8:56 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 4:36 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1087037. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.