California earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 9 km NNW of Hollister, California

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Hollister, California on Tue, Nov 18, 1975, 5:37 AM PST (13:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1975-11-18 13:37:59 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.938° N, 121.434° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18556 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.39 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18556 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18556 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18556 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18556 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18555 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.26 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18555 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.826 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18554 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18554 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.017 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18554 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 18554 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18553 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18553 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.34 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18553 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.912 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18552 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18552 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18552 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18551 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18551 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18551 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.99 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18551 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 3.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18550 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.011 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18550 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.416 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18550 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18549 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.94 km WNW of Hollister, California · 18549 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18549 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.923 km WSW of Volta, California · 18548 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18548 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.629 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18547 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.017 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18547 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18547 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 3.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18546 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18545 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18545 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18545 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.019 km E of East Foothills, California · 18545 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.217 km SW of Gustine, California · 18544 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.221 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18544 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18543 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18543 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18542 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18541 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18541 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 18541 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.117 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18540 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.59 km NE of San Martin, California · 18540 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.12 km SW of Monterey, California · 18540 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.12 km NNW of Del Monte Forest, California · 18539 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.00 km ENE of Del Monte Forest, California · 18539 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.35 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18539 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 185.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027556. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.