California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Feb 15, 1975, 4:55 PM PST (00:55 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-02-16 00:55:17 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.531° N, 121.113° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18825 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.127 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18825 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.932 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18824 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18824 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.38 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.45 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.310 km NW of Hollister, California · 18823 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.35 km S of Gilroy, California · 18823 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.137 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18823 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18823 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.2Central California · 18822 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18822 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.43 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18821 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.021 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18820 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.57 km E of Lockwood, California · 18820 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18820 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 3.321 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18820 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18819 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18819 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18819 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18819 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 3.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18819 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18818 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.76 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.02 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18818 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.38 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18818 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.75 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18818 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18818 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 3.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.430 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18817 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18817 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 3.226 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18816 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18816 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.114 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18816 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18816 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18816 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.62 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18815 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18814 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18814 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.425 km NNE of King City, California · 18814 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18814 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 3.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18814 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18814 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 3.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18813 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 18813 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18813 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 3.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18813 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.59 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18813 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1022849. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.