California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 5, 1975, 4:19 AM PDT (11:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 20 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-03-05 11:19:32 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.584° N, 121.182° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
14

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 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18841 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18841 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18841 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18841 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.35 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18841 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.510 km NW of Hollister, California · 18841 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18840 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18840 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18840 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18840 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18840 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.48 km ENE of Hollister, California · 18840 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18840 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18840 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.29 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18839 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18839 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18839 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.6Central California · 18839 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.610 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18839 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 18839 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18838 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.014 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18838 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18838 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.617 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 18838 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18838 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18837 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 18837 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.212 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18837 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 18837 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18837 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18837 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.127 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18837 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.932 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18837 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18836 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18836 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.38 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18836 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18836 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.45 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18836 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18836 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.310 km NW of Hollister, California · 18835 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.35 km S of Gilroy, California · 18835 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.137 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18835 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18835 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18835 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18834 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 2.2Central California · 18834 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 3.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18834 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18834 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18834 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.48 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18834 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18834 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.43 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18834 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18834 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.616 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18833 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18833 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18833 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.021 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18833 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.57 km E of Lockwood, California · 18833 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18833 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 3.321 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18832 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 3.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18842 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.310 km NW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.211 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18842 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.110 km NW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18843 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.14 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 18843 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.410 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.7Central California · 18843 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 4.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18843 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18844 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18844 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.6Central California · 18844 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.4Central California · 18844 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18844 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023082. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.