California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jan 6, 1974, 10:53 PM PDT (05:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km SSW of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-01-07 05:53:11 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.551° N, 121.123° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
6

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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km N of Interlaken, California · 19262 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.37 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 19262 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.7Central California · 19261 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 19261 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19261 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.3Central California · 19260 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.326 km W of Volta, California · 19260 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19260 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 19260 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 19259 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.824 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19259 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.323 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19259 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19259 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 4.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.423 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19259 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19259 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.84 km S of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.04 km S of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 3.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19259 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.99 km NE of Corralitos, California · 19259 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.64 km S of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 19258 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19258 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 19258 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 19258 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.86 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 19258 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.910 km N of Hollister, California · 19257 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.94 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19257 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.07 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 19257 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.920 km NE of Soledad, California · 19257 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19257 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 3.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19256 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 19256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.220 km NE of Soledad, California · 19256 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 3.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19256 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19256 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19255 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19255 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.424 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19255 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 19255 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19255 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 3.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 19255 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 3.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 19255 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.031 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19255 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.75 km S of Gilroy, California · 19254 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19254 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.517 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 19254 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.44 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19254 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.03 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.14 km S of Gilroy, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 3.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 19253 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 19253 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.231 km NE of Soledad, California · 19253 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.929 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19263 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19263 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.38 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 19263 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.16 km SW of Gilroy, California · 19263 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19263 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 19263 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19264 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 19264 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.727 km NE of King City, California · 19264 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 19265 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19266 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19266 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 19266 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.832 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 19266 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19267 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 19267 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.89 km NW of Morgan Hill, California · 19267 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.46 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 19267 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19267 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.016 km N of San Simeon, California · 19268 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1018331. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.