California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Jul 13, 1991, 11:11 PM PDT (06:11 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km NE of Soquel, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1991-07-14 06:11:57 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.492° N, 121.074° 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
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km E of San Ardo, California · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 12867 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12867 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12867 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 12866 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 12866 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12865 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.7Central California · 12865 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 12865 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.37 km NNE of Avenal, California · 12865 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 12864 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.412 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 12864 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 12864 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12864 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.610 km N of Hollister, California · 12863 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.58 km SW of Huron, California · 12862 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12862 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 12862 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12862 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.834 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12861 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 12861 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.223 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 12861 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.82 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 12861 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 12861 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.84 km NE of Day Valley, California · 12860 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12860 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.76 km ENE of Hollister, California · 12860 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 12859 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12858 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.63 km S of Ridgemark, California · 12857 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.85 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12857 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 12856 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.04 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 12856 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 12855 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12855 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12855 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 12855 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12855 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.711 km W of Volta, California · 12854 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 12854 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.95 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 12854 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12852 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 12852 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.140 km SE of Big Sur, California · 12852 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12851 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12850 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.942 km W of Lockwood, California · 12850 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.55 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 12849 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.05 km S of Ridgemark, California · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 12847 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12847 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.438 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 12847 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.637 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 12847 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12847 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.812 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 12847 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.80 km N of Day Valley, California · 12847 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.56 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 12846 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.515 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 12846 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.05 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 12867 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12868 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12868 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.99 km S of Huron, California · 12868 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 12869 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.338 km W of Lockwood, California · 12869 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12869 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12869 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.09 km E of San Martin, California · 12869 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12869 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.211 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12870 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 12870 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.32 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 12870 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 12870 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.60 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 12870 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 12871 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 12871 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12871 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 12871 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.810 km SSW of Huron, California · 12872 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc224337. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.