California earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Gustine, California

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Gustine, California on Wed, Jun 18, 1975, 10:50 AM PDT (17:50 UTC), 0 km (0 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
4.1 (ml), light
Local time
UTC
1975-06-18 17:50:19 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.186° N, 120.948° 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, 4.1 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
50

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 187.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1024416 (also filed as usp0000bna). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.