California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Central California on Sat, Mar 1, 1975, 3:06 PM PDT (22:06 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-03-01 22:06:08 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.025° N, 120.615° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.322 km E of San Ardo, California · 18844 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18842 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18842 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18841 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18841 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18840 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18840 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18840 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18839 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 18838 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18838 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.014 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18838 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18838 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.617 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 18838 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18838 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18837 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 18837 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.212 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18837 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.127 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18837 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.932 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18836 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18835 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.137 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18835 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18835 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18834 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.2Central California · 18834 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18834 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18834 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18834 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.34 km W of Creston, California · 18834 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18833 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.021 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18832 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.57 km E of Lockwood, California · 18832 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18832 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.321 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18832 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18831 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18831 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.75 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18830 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 2.430 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18829 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18829 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.226 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18828 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18828 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.114 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18828 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.911 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 18828 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18828 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18826 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.425 km NNE of King City, California · 18826 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18826 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18826 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 3.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18825 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.417 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18825 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 3.531 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 18825 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.612 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 18824 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18824 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18824 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 3.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18823 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 18822 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.425 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18822 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18845 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18845 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.021 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18846 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18846 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.7Central California · 18846 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18846 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 18847 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.4Central California · 18847 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18847 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.416 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18847 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.02 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 18848 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 18848 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18849 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.810 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18849 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18849 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18850 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 18851 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18851 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.022 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18852 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.325 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18852 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023020. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.