California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 26 km W of Volta, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 26 km W of Volta, California on Tue, Jan 8, 1974, 11:00 PM PDT (06:00 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1974-01-09 06:00:42 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.060° N, 121.216° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19260 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 19260 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 19260 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.824 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19260 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.323 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19260 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19260 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.86 km SSW of Sunol, California · 19260 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.37 km S of Sunol, California · 19260 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19260 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.423 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19260 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 19260 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19260 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.84 km S of Gilroy, California · 19260 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.04 km S of Gilroy, California · 19260 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19259 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.99 km NE of Corralitos, California · 19259 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.64 km S of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 19259 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.65 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 19259 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19259 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.15 km S of Gilroy, California · 19258 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 19258 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.86 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 19258 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.910 km N of Hollister, California · 19258 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.94 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19258 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.920 km NE of Soledad, California · 19258 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19257 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19257 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 19257 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.220 km NE of Soledad, California · 19257 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 3.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19257 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.14 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19257 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 3.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19256 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19256 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.424 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19256 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.414 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 19256 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 19256 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19256 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 3.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 19256 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 19256 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 3.031 km NE of San Lucas, California · 19255 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.75 km S of Gilroy, California · 19255 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19255 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.517 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 19255 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.95 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19255 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.44 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 19255 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.03 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.02 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.14 km S of Gilroy, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 3.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 19254 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.55 km S of Gilroy, California · 19254 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.231 km NE of Soledad, California · 19254 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.23 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 19254 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 3.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 19254 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 3.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 19254 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 19253 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.3Central California · 19261 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.51 km SSW of Los Altos Hills, California · 19261 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 19262 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 19262 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.7Central California · 19262 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.38 km N of Interlaken, California · 19263 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 19263 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.59 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 19263 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.929 km NE of Greenfield, California · 19264 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 19264 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.38 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 19264 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.16 km SW of Gilroy, California · 19264 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19264 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 19264 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 19264 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.66 km SW of Gilroy, California · 19265 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.727 km NE of King City, California · 19265 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.01 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 19265 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.524 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 19265 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.64 km SE of San Ramon, California · 19266 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1018352. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC.