M1.8 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Jan 24, 1974, 12:46 PM PDT

UTC

1974-01-24 19:46:53 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.561° N, 121.132° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

77°

Stations used

7

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast23 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast48 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast383 kmNW

After

1. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 3:39 PM PDT · 19244 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.13 km N of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 7:16 PM PDT · 19244 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 8:07 AM PDT · 19244 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
4. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 9:05 AM PDT · 19244 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 1:27 PM PDT · 19243 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 3:36 PM PDT · 19243 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
7. 3.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 5:12 PM PDT · 19243 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
8. 2.627 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jan 25, 10:36 PM PDT · 19243 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
9. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 2:02 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.818 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 3:14 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 3:42 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
12. 3.228 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:13 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.827 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:14 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.028 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:20 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
15. 3.53 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:53 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
16. 1.622 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 4:33 PM PDT · 19242 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
17. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 6:35 PM PDT · 19242 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 6:34 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 7:11 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
21. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 9:21 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
22. 3.822 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 12:22 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
23. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 2:47 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 6:43 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 9:25 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 10:58 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.126 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 12:26 AM PDT · 19241 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:10 AM PDT · 19241 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
29. 1.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 7:53 AM PDT · 19241 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
30. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 12:06 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
31. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 1:59 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
32. 3.323 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:40 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
33. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 4:02 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
34. 2.113 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 7:29 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
35. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 7:50 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
36. 2.321 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 1:35 AM PDT · 19240 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
37. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 2:38 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
38. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 5:51 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
39. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 6:40 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
40. 1.74 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 7:35 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
41. 2.424 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 9:09 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 10:31 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
43. 3.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 10:54 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
44. 1.84 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 19239 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
45. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 1:53 AM PDT · 19239 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.921 km SSW of Volta, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 4:46 AM PDT · 19239 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
47. 2.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 8:40 PM PDT · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
48. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 9:02 PM PDT · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
49. 2.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 9:46 PM PDT · 19238 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.32 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 12:46 AM PDT · 19238 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
51. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 1:08 AM PDT · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
52. 2.44 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 4:06 AM PDT · 19238 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
53. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 5:05 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
54. 3.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 8:27 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
55. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 9:30 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
56. 3.22 km WSW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 12:24 AM PDT · 19237 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
57. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 2:17 AM PDT · 19237 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
58. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 11:15 AM PDT · 19236 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
59. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 6:51 PM PDT · 19236 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
60. 2.09 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 2:27 AM PDT · 19236 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

1. 2.225 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 8:31 AM PDT · 19245 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.69 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Jan 24, 2:27 AM PDT · 19245 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.28 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 8:39 PM PDT · 19245 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
4. 3.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 2:43 PM PDT · 19245 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
5. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 8:56 AM PDT · 19246 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 6:33 AM PDT · 19246 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
7. 1.927 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jan 23, 6:10 AM PDT · 19246 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
8. 3.114 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 6:37 PM PDT · 19246 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
9. 3.638 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 6:08 PM PDT · 19246 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
10. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 12:01 PM PDT · 19246 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 8:03 AM PDT · 19247 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 3:26 AM PDT · 19247 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 22, 2:15 AM PDT · 19247 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
14. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 10:59 PM PDT · 19247 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 5:05 PM PDT · 19247 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
16. 2.25 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 7:51 AM PDT · 19248 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.825 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 5:42 AM PDT · 19248 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
18. 1.8Central CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 4:35 AM PDT · 19248 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
19. 3.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 21, 12:45 AM PDT · 19248 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.35 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jan 20, 6:54 PM PDT · 19248 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1018523. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.