California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Feb 16, 1975, 6:51 AM PST (14:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32 km SE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-02-16 14:51:30 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.498° N, 121.074° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.57
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.932 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18824 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18824 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.38 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18824 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.45 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.310 km NW of Hollister, California · 18823 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.35 km S of Gilroy, California · 18823 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.137 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18823 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18823 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18823 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.2Central California · 18822 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18822 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18822 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18822 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18822 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.43 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18821 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18821 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18821 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.021 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18820 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.57 km E of Lockwood, California · 18820 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18820 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.321 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18820 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18819 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18819 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18819 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 3.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18819 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18818 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.76 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.02 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18818 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.38 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18818 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.75 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18818 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18818 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 3.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 18818 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.430 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18817 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18817 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.226 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18816 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18816 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.114 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18816 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.911 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 18816 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18816 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18816 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.62 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18815 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18814 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18814 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.425 km NNE of King City, California · 18814 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18814 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 3.113 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18814 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18814 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 3.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18813 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 18813 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18813 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 3.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18813 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 2.59 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18813 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18813 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.417 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18813 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 3.531 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 18813 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1022855. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC.