California earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 21 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Soledad, California on Fri, May 16, 1975, 2:38 AM PDT (09:38 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 9 km SSE of Gustine, California. This one was a foreshock.

Soledad forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (md), light
Local time
UTC
1975-05-16 09:38:41 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.597° N, 121.207° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km S of Gustine, California · 18735 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18735 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18734 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.23 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18734 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.8Central California · 18734 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18734 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 18733 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18733 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18733 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.222 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18733 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 18733 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 3.06 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18733 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18733 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18733 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18733 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.728 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18732 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18732 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.611 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18732 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 18731 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.219 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18731 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.88 km SSE of Gustine, California · 18731 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18731 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18731 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18731 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.5Central California · 18731 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 18731 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18731 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.48 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18730 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18730 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 3.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18730 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18730 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.19 km NE of San Martin, California · 18730 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.6Central California · 18730 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18730 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18729 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.93 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18729 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18729 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 3.8Central California · 18729 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 2.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18729 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.59 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18729 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18729 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18729 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18728 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 3.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18728 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18728 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18728 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18728 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18728 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18728 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18727 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023883. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.