California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Mar 4, 1974, 2:36 AM PDT (09:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 26 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-03-04 09:36:54 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.542° N, 121.138° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 19207 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.611 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 19207 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.6Central California · 19207 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19207 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19207 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19207 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 19206 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.8Central California · 19205 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19205 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 19205 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19205 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19205 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19204 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.95 km NNE of Ridgemark, California · 19204 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.9Northern California · 19204 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 19204 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19204 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 3.131 km W of Three Rocks, California · 19204 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 19204 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.75 km S of Gilroy, California · 19204 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.526 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19203 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 19203 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 19203 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19203 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19203 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 4.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19203 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.129 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19202 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.94 km E of Interlaken, California · 19202 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19202 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19201 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19201 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 3.714 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 19201 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 19201 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19201 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19201 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19201 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.77 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 19201 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 3.24 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 19201 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 3.016 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 19200 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 19200 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 3.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19200 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19200 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19200 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19200 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.06 km ENE of Hollister, California · 19200 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 3.311 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 19200 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19199 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.36 km NE of San Martin, California · 19199 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.013 km ENE of Hollister, California · 19199 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.57 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 19199 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.57 km E of Gilroy, California · 19199 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.923 km E of San Ardo, California · 19199 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 19199 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 3.723 km E of San Ardo, California · 19198 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 3.5Central California · 19198 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.35 km S of Gilroy, California · 19198 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19197 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.65 km NE of San Martin, California · 19197 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19197 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 19197 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.74 km E of Interlaken, California · 19207 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.94 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19207 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.023 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19207 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 19207 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19207 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.2Central California · 19207 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19208 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.64 km WNW of Hollister, California · 19208 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19208 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 19208 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.5Central California · 19208 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.5Central California · 19208 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.02 km NE of San Martin, California · 19209 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 19209 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.4Northern California · 19209 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.921 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 19209 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19209 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.86 km NNE of San Martin, California · 19209 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.7Central California · 19209 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.427 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 19209 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1018896. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:20 AM UTC.