California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Feb 14, 1975, 11:29 AM PST (19:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 17 km WNW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-02-14 19:29:51 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.515° N, 121.097° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.617 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 18826 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18826 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18825 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 18825 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.212 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18825 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 18825 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18825 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18825 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.127 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.932 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18825 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18824 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.38 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18824 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.45 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18824 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18824 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.310 km NW of Hollister, California · 18823 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.35 km S of Gilroy, California · 18823 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.137 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18823 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18823 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.2Central California · 18822 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 3.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18822 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 3.43 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18822 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18821 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.021 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18821 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.57 km E of Lockwood, California · 18821 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18821 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 3.321 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18820 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18820 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18819 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18819 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18819 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 3.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18819 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18819 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.76 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18819 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.02 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18818 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.38 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18818 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.75 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18818 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18818 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.430 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18818 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18817 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 3.226 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18817 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18817 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.114 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18817 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18816 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18816 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.62 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18815 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18815 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18815 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.425 km NNE of King City, California · 18815 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18814 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1022838. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.