California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Apr 22, 1975, 11:12 AM PDT (18:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 27 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-04-22 18:12:03 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.562° N, 121.164° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.62
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18757 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18757 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.527 km NE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18756 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18756 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.421 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18755 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 18755 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.411 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18755 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.314 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 18755 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.815 km W of Oak Shores, California · 18755 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.17 km SSE of Gustine, California · 18755 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18755 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18754 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18753 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.513 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 18753 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18753 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.06 km NE of Hollister, California · 18753 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.411 km E of Gilroy, California · 18753 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 18753 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.58 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18752 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.57 km E of San Lucas, California · 18752 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.521 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18752 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.712 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18751 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.022 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18751 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.88 km NW of Hollister, California · 18751 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 3.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18751 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18751 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 18751 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18751 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.79 km SW of San Martin, California · 18751 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18751 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18751 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.712 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18750 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.716 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18750 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 3.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18750 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18750 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18750 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.612 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18750 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18749 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18749 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18749 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 4.37 km SSE of Gustine, California · 18749 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 3.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18748 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18748 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.719 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 18748 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 3.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18747 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18747 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 3.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18747 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18747 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18747 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18747 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 3.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18746 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.620 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18746 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.720 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18746 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18746 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.77 km NE of Interlaken, California · 18745 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.736 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18745 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18745 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 193.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023626. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.