M1.9 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Jan 28, 1974, 1:59 PM PDT

UTC

1974-01-28 20:59:59 UTC

Depth

-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.556° N, 121.141° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.04

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

199°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast48 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast383 kmNW

After

1. 3.323 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:40 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
2. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 4:02 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
3. 2.113 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 7:29 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 7:50 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
5. 2.321 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 1:35 AM PDT · 19240 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
6. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 2:38 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 5:51 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 6:40 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.74 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 7:35 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.424 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 9:09 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 10:31 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
12. 3.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 29, 10:54 PM PDT · 19239 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
13. 1.84 km E of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 1:47 AM PDT · 19239 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 1:53 AM PDT · 19239 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
15. 2.921 km SSW of Volta, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 4:46 AM PDT · 19239 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 8:40 PM PDT · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 9:02 PM PDT · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
18. 2.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 30, 9:46 PM PDT · 19238 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
19. 2.32 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 12:46 AM PDT · 19238 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 1:08 AM PDT · 19238 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
21. 2.44 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 4:06 AM PDT · 19238 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
22. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 5:05 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
23. 3.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 8:27 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
24. 2.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jan 31, 9:30 PM PDT · 19237 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
25. 3.22 km WSW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 12:24 AM PDT · 19237 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
26. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 2:17 AM PDT · 19237 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
27. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 11:15 AM PDT · 19236 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 1, 6:51 PM PDT · 19236 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.09 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 2:27 AM PDT · 19236 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
30. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 7:06 AM PDT · 19236 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
31. 1.86 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 3:15 PM PDT · 19235 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
32. 1.75 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 4:58 PM PDT · 19235 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
33. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 2, 6:48 PM PDT · 19235 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
34. 3.015 km SW of Volta, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 3:07 AM PDT · 19235 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
35. 1.96 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 4:46 AM PDT · 19235 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
36. 2.55 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 5:13 AM PDT · 19235 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
37. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 7:13 AM PDT · 19235 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
38. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 11:53 AM PDT · 19234 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
39. 3.313 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 12:14 PM PDT · 19234 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 12:52 PM PDT · 19234 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
41. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 1:27 PM PDT · 19234 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
42. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 3, 9:26 PM PDT · 19234 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 12:23 AM PDT · 19234 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.15 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 6:20 AM PDT · 19234 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
45. 3.54 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 10:53 AM PDT · 19233 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
46. 3.422 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 2:51 PM PDT · 19233 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
47. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 9:19 PM PDT · 19233 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
48. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 9:38 PM PDT · 19233 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
49. 1.910 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Feb 4, 9:57 PM PDT · 19233 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
50. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 7:57 AM PDT · 19233 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
51. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 9:24 AM PDT · 19233 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.125 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Feb 5, 4:36 PM PDT · 19232 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
53. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 2:37 AM PDT · 19232 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
54. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 3:42 AM PDT · 19232 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
55. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 10:16 AM PDT · 19232 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
56. 3.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Feb 6, 11:54 PM PDT · 19231 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
57. 1.73 km SSE of Day Valley, CaliforniaThu, Feb 7, 2:48 AM PDT · 19231 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
58. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 7, 3:35 AM PDT · 19231 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
59. 3.433 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Feb 7, 8:53 AM PDT · 19231 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
60. 1.85 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Feb 7, 9:37 AM PDT · 19231 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 12:06 PM PDT · 19240 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.84 km E of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 7:53 AM PDT · 19241 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
3. 2.414 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 3:10 AM PDT · 19241 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
4. 2.126 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 28, 12:26 AM PDT · 19241 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 10:58 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
6. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 9:25 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 6:43 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.915 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 2:47 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
9. 3.822 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 12:22 PM PDT · 19241 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
10. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 9:21 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 7:43 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
12. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 7:11 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jan 27, 6:34 AM PDT · 19242 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 6:35 PM PDT · 19242 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
15. 1.622 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 4:33 PM PDT · 19242 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
16. 3.53 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:53 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
17. 2.028 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:20 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
18. 2.827 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:14 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
19. 3.228 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 5:13 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jan 26, 3:42 AM PDT · 19243 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1018566. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.