California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km NNW of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Big Sur, California on Mon, Jan 28, 1974, 3:10 AM PDT (10:10 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 8 km SW of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-01-28 10:10:12 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.389° N, 121.887° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 19243 days ago · -1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19242 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19242 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSW of La Selva Beach, California · 19242 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19242 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.321 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19242 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 19242 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19241 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19241 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19241 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19241 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19241 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.84 km E of Interlaken, California · 19241 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19241 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.921 km SSW of Volta, California · 19241 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19240 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19240 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19240 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.32 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19240 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.44 km S of Gilroy, California · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 19239 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 19239 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 19239 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 3.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 19239 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19239 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 19239 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.09 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 19238 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.86 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19237 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.75 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 19237 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19237 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.96 km SW of Gilroy, California · 19237 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 19237 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 19237 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 19237 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19237 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19237 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19236 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19236 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.15 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 19236 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 3.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 19236 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 19235 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 19235 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.910 km ENE of Hollister, California · 19235 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19235 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19235 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.125 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19234 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19234 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 19234 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 19234 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19233 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.73 km SSE of Day Valley, California · 19233 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 19233 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.85 km S of Gilroy, California · 19233 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 19233 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 19233 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.85 km S of Gilroy, California · 19233 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.126 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19243 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19243 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 19243 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19244 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19244 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 19244 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 19244 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19244 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 19244 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.53 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 19245 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.028 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19245 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.827 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19245 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.228 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19245 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19245 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.818 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 19245 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19245 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19245 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19245 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19245 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1018563. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.