California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Apr 14, 1975, 2:05 AM PDT (09:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-04-14 09:05:00 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.556° N, 121.152° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.47
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18767 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18767 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.2Central California · 18767 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 18767 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 18767 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 18767 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18767 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.6Central California · 18766 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.1Central California · 18766 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.211 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18766 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18766 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.45 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18766 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18766 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 3.07 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18765 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18765 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18764 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.42 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18764 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18764 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 18764 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18764 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.334 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18763 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.37 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18763 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18763 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 3.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 18763 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18762 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18762 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18762 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 3.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 18762 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 18762 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18762 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.31 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18762 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.323 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18762 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.115 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18762 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 3.223 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18761 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.323 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18761 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18761 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18760 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18760 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18760 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18760 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.19 km NW of Volta, California · 18760 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 18760 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18759 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18759 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 18759 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18759 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18759 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18759 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 3.34 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18759 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 4.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 18758 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 18758 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 4.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18758 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18757 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18757 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.527 km NE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 3.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18756 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 3.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.421 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18756 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023534. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.