M2.9 earthquake 29 km W of Three Rocks, California

Magnitude

2.9 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Nov 7, 1974, 3:56 PM PST

UTC

1974-11-07 23:56:29 UTC

Depth

8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.515° N, 120.717° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.07

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

215°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

10

• Mendota, CaliforniaPopulation 11,430. Forecast40 kmSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast86 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast354 kmNW

After

1. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 6:19 PM PST · 18919 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.59 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Dec 4, 6:42 PM PST · 18919 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
3. 4.42 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 1:32 AM PST · 18919 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 3:09 AM PST · 18919 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 3:30 AM PST · 18919 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
6. 4.19 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 5:16 AM PST · 18919 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
7. 3.010 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 9:13 AM PST · 18919 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
8. 3.59 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 10:46 AM PST · 18919 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 11:46 AM PST · 18919 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 12:48 PM PST · 18919 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.310 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 1:26 PM PST · 18919 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.010 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 1:49 PM PST · 18919 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 7:05 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
14. 2.828 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 8:32 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 8:50 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
16. 2.68 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 10:39 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.79 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Dec 5, 11:26 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
18. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 12:21 AM PST · 18918 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 2:45 AM PST · 18918 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
20. 3.29 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 7:34 AM PST · 18918 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
21. 3.121 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 10:22 AM PST · 18918 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
22. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 1:46 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
23. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 2:44 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
24. 2.810 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 2:52 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
25. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 3:01 PM PST · 18918 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
26. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 10:01 PM PST · 18917 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.811 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 10:06 PM PST · 18917 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
28. 2.28 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 11:12 PM PST · 18917 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Dec 6, 11:48 PM PST · 18917 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 2:02 AM PST · 18917 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
31. 3.28 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 2:55 AM PST · 18917 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
32. 2.33 km SSE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 4:04 AM PST · 18917 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
33. 3.48 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 5:49 AM PST · 18917 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
34. 2.99 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 12:51 PM PST · 18917 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
35. 3.410 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 1:44 PM PST · 18917 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
36. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 5:07 PM PST · 18916 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
37. 3.28 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 6:24 PM PST · 18916 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
38. 2.8Central CaliforniaSat, Dec 7, 9:03 PM PST · 18916 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
39. 2.59 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 1:48 AM PST · 18916 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
40. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 9:11 AM PST · 18916 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
41. 2.22 km SSE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 10:04 AM PST · 18916 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
42. 2.88 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 10:56 AM PST · 18916 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
43. 1.9Central CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 4:38 PM PST · 18916 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
44. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 8:05 PM PST · 18915 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
45. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 9:16 PM PST · 18915 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
46. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 10:19 PM PST · 18915 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
47. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Dec 8, 11:50 PM PST · 18915 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
48. 3.09 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 5:35 AM PST · 18915 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
49. 3.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 2:53 PM PST · 18915 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
50. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 3:41 PM PST · 18915 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
51. 3.01 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 4:40 PM PST · 18915 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
52. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 9, 11:02 PM PST · 18914 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
53. 3.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 1:10 AM PST · 18914 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
54. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 3:15 AM PST · 18914 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
55. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 4:27 AM PST · 18914 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
56. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 6:39 AM PST · 18914 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
57. 2.910 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 6:55 AM PST · 18914 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
58. 2.67 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 3:38 PM PST · 18914 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
59. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 4:05 PM PST · 18914 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
60. 2.99 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Dec 10, 6:03 PM PST · 18913 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1021649. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.