California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km N of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km N of Aromas, California on Sat, May 11, 1974, 3:33 AM PDT (10:33 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 24 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-05-11 10:33:46 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.909° N, 121.644° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19139 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19139 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19139 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 19139 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19139 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.6Central California · 19138 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19138 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.7Central California · 19138 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.88 km NNE of Hollister, California · 19138 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 19138 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19138 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 19137 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.616 km SSE of Pescadero, California · 19137 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19137 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.61 km SW of Portola Valley, California · 19136 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.67 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 19136 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 19136 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.226 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19136 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.118 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 19135 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19135 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.27 km NE of Aromas, California · 19135 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.720 km SE of Livermore, California · 19135 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19135 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19135 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19134 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.02 km N of Aromas, California · 19134 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 19134 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19134 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.714 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 19133 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.97 km W of Gilroy, California · 19133 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.822 km E of East Foothills, California · 19132 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.24 km NE of Interlaken, California · 19132 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.839 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 19132 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.64 km ENE of San Martin, California · 19131 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.45 km NNW of Hollister, California · 19131 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 19131 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.126 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19130 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19130 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 3.125 km NE of Soledad, California · 19130 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.225 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19129 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 19129 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 19129 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.027 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19129 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 19129 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.623 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 19128 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19128 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.84 km E of Hollister, California · 19128 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.25 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19128 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.83 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 19128 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.214 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 19127 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 19127 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.15 km ENE of Zayante, California · 19127 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.55 km ENE of Zayante, California · 19127 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 4.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19127 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19126 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 3.016 km NE of East Foothills, California · 19126 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.11 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 19140 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.512 km SSW of Mountain House, California · 19140 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.33 km ESE of Aromas, California · 19140 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.32 km ESE of Aromas, California · 19140 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 19140 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19140 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.4Northern California · 19140 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.98 km NNE of Gilroy, California · 19140 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.07 km NNW of Hollister, California · 19140 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.68 km E of Gilroy, California · 19141 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 19141 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.25 km NNE of Hollister, California · 19141 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.65 km NNW of Hollister, California · 19142 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.917 km NE of East Foothills, California · 19142 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.512 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 19142 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19143 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19143 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.820 km NE of East Foothills, California · 19143 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.45 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 19144 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19144 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1019581. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.