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M3.4 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Jul 18, 1975, 11:19 PM PDT (06:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 7 km SW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-07-19 06:19:50 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.135° N, 120.444° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18704 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, California · 18704 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.013 km N of San Simeon, California · 18704 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18702 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.5Central California · 18702 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18701 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18701 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18701 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.026 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18700 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.712 km N of San Simeon, California · 18700 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.112 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18700 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18699 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18699 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18699 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18699 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18698 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.122 km W of Coalinga, California · 18697 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.934 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18697 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18697 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.70 km SW of Parkfield, California · 18696 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18696 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.07 km NNW of San Miguel, California · 18696 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.528 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18695 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.911 km W of Templeton, California · 18695 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18695 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 3.33 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18693 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18692 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 4.58 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 4.47 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 3.06 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 4.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 3.95 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 4.27 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 3.76 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 3.95 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 4.97 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 4.14 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 18689 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.94 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.63 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 4.63 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 3.08 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 3.96 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 3.65 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.62 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 4.15 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 3.68 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 3.58 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.25 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.57 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.4Central California · 18689 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18689 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.98 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 3.5Central California · 18689 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 3.18 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 3.84 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 3.58 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 4.46 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 3.06 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.331 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18689 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.66 km SW of Avenal, California · 18705 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.45 km SSW of Avenal, California · 18705 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.56 km E of Avenal, California · 18705 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18705 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.60 km SSW of Avenal, California · 18705 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.624 km NE of King City, California · 18706 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18707 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18707 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.023 km NE of King City, California · 18708 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 18708 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18708 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18708 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.222 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18708 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.124 km NNE of King City, California · 18709 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18709 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.129 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18709 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18710 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 3.327 km ESE of Shandon, California · 18710 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18710 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18710 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1024835. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.