California earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 22 km NE of San Lucas, California

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 22 km NE of San Lucas, California on Fri, May 24, 1974, 4:40 AM PDT (11:40 UTC), 5 km (3 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
4.3 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-05-24 11:40:22 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.248° N, 120.823° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19127 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19126 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.020 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 19126 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.0Central California · 19126 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19125 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.730 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19124 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.94 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 19123 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19123 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.231 km NE of Soledad, California · 19123 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19123 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.834 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 19123 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.7Central California · 19123 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.521 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 19123 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 19123 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19123 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 4.223 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 19122 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 19122 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19122 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 4.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19122 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 19122 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19122 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19122 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.022 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19122 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 3.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19122 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 3.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 19122 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.426 km NE of Soledad, California · 19122 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.129 km W of Three Rocks, California · 19121 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19121 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19121 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 19121 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19121 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.711 km SE of Gilroy, California · 19120 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 19120 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19120 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.627 km W of Three Rocks, California · 19119 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 3.32 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 19119 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 19119 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 19118 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 19118 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.58 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 19118 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19118 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.61 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19118 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.418 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19117 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.118 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19117 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.129 km NE of Soledad, California · 19117 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19117 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19117 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.55 km ESE of Aromas, California · 19117 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.34 km ESE of Aromas, California · 19116 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19116 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19116 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.817 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 19116 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19116 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 2.79 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 19116 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 19116 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.328 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19116 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19116 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.113 km NE of Hollister, California · 19115 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.812 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19115 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19114 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19127 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19127 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 19128 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.83 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 19128 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.25 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19128 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.84 km E of Hollister, California · 19129 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19129 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.623 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 19129 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 19129 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.027 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19129 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 19130 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.225 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19130 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.125 km NE of Soledad, California · 19130 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19130 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.126 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19130 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.45 km NNW of Hollister, California · 19131 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.839 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 19132 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1019708. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.