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M2.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Sat, Mar 1, 1975, 4:18 PM PDT (23:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-03-01 23:18:58 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.958° N, 121.580° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.73
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18844 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.2Northern California · 18844 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18844 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.06 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18844 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.119 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18844 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18844 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.3Northern California · 18844 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.4Central California · 18843 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.6Central California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18843 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 4.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.7Central California · 18843 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.14 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 18843 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18842 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 3.110 km NW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.211 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.310 km NW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18841 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18841 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18841 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18841 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 1.713 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 18841 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18840 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.35 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18840 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.510 km NW of Hollister, California · 18840 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18840 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18840 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18840 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18839 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18839 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.48 km ENE of Hollister, California · 18839 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18839 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18839 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.29 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18839 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18839 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18839 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.6Central California · 18839 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.610 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18839 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 18838 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.014 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18838 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18837 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18837 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 18837 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 18837 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18836 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18836 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.127 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18836 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.932 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18836 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18836 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18836 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.38 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18835 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18845 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.52 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18845 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18845 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.64 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18845 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18845 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18846 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18846 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18846 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.7Central California · 18846 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 18846 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.4Central California · 18846 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18847 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 18848 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18848 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.810 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18849 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18849 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18849 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18850 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 3.411 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18850 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18850 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023021. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.