California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, May 17, 1975, 11:30 AM PDT (18:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-05-17 18:30:07 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.505° N, 121.091° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
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: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18734 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.23 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18734 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.8Central California · 18734 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18734 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 18734 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18733 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18733 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.222 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18733 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 18733 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.06 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18733 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18733 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.313 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18733 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18733 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.728 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18732 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.57 km S of Parkfield, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18732 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18732 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 18732 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.88 km SSE of Gustine, California · 18731 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18731 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18731 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18731 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.5Central California · 18731 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.58 km NW of Hollister, California · 18731 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18731 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.48 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18730 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18730 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18730 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.19 km NE of San Martin, California · 18730 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.6Central California · 18730 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18730 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18730 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18729 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.93 km NW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18729 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18729 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.8Central California · 18729 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18729 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.59 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18729 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18729 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18729 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18728 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 3.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18728 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18728 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18728 days ago · -1 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18728 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18728 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18728 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18727 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18727 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.74 km S of San Ardo, California · 18727 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.45 km SW of Hollister, California · 18727 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023907. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.