California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Apr 7, 1974, 6:30 AM PDT (13:30 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-04-07 13:30:02 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.602° N, 121.138° 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, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km WSW of Morgan Hill, California · 19173 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of San Martin, California · 19173 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.324 km NE of Soledad, California · 19173 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19173 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 19172 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19172 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 19172 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.920 km NE of Soledad, California · 19172 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 4.12 km E of San Ardo, California · 19172 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.126 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19172 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 19171 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19171 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 19171 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19170 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19170 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19170 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19170 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19170 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 19169 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.70 km ENE of Aromas, California · 19169 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.34 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 19169 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19169 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.817 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 19169 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19169 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19169 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19169 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.410 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 19168 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19168 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.88 km S of Gilroy, California · 19168 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.77 km S of Gilroy, California · 19168 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.37 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 19168 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.57 km NE of Interlaken, California · 19168 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 19168 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.05 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 19167 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.01 km NE of Hollister, California · 19167 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 19166 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.04 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 19166 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 19166 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.28 km E of San Martin, California · 19166 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 3.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19166 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19166 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.56 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 19166 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 3.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 19166 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.416 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19165 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.223 km ENE of King City, California · 19165 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.119 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19165 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 19165 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19165 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.417 km WSW of Volta, California · 19165 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 3.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 19164 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.119 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19164 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 3.019 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19164 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 19164 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.17 km N of Hollister, California · 19164 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.18 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 19164 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 19164 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 19163 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.03 km W of Ridgemark, California · 19163 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.65 km NE of Lockwood, California · 19163 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 3.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19163 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 4.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 19173 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.47 km NNE of San Martin, California · 19173 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.526 km WSW of Volta, California · 19174 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.44 km SE of Aromas, California · 19174 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 19174 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.16 km NNE of San Martin, California · 19174 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19174 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.34 km SE of Aromas, California · 19174 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.49 km E of San Martin, California · 19174 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19174 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.15 km E of San Juan Bautista, California · 19174 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19174 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19174 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.95 km ENE of Hollister, California · 19174 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19175 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19175 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 19175 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.422 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 19175 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.012 km NNE of Hollister, California · 19175 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 19175 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1019244. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.