California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17 km SW of Gustine, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Gustine, California on Wed, Dec 25, 1974, 1:26 AM PST (09:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km NW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1974-12-25 09:26:14 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.145° N, 121.142° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18884 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18884 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18883 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18882 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.510 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18882 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18882 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18881 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.99 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18881 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18881 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 18881 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.829 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18880 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18879 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18879 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18878 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.08 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18877 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18877 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18877 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18877 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.53 km S of Fairview, California · 18877 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18877 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 18876 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.310 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18876 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.04 km N of Day Valley, California · 18876 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.510 km NW of Hollister, California · 18876 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.83 km ENE of Union City, California · 18876 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18875 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18875 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18874 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 3.28 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18874 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.78 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18874 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18874 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18874 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18873 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 3.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 18873 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.77 km E of East Foothills, California · 18873 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 18873 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.123 km NE of King City, California · 18873 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 18873 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18873 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18873 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 3.325 km NE of King City, California · 18873 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18872 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.89 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18872 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.74 km WSW of Cupertino, California · 18871 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.411 km NE of Milpitas, California · 18871 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.26 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18871 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.010 km NW of Hollister, California · 18871 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 3.121 km W of Volta, California · 18871 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.15 km NE of Interlaken, California · 18871 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18870 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 18870 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18870 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.05 km S of Loyola, California · 18870 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 4.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18870 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18870 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.98 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18870 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 3.28 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18869 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18869 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.325 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18869 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.76 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18869 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 187.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1022354. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.