M2.5 earthquake 27 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, May 17, 1975, 1:57 PM PDT

UTC

1975-05-17 20:57:00 UTC

Depth

10.7 km (6.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.581° N, 121.091° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

55°

Stations used

33

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast27 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast52 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast382 kmNW

After

1. 3.023 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, May 17, 3:50 PM PDT · 18765 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
2. 2.628 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 17, 6:16 PM PDT · 18765 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
3. 3.324 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 17, 8:40 PM PDT · 18765 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.421 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 3:24 AM PDT · 18765 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
5. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 4:25 AM PDT · 18765 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.411 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 7:10 AM PDT · 18764 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
7. 3.314 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 7:39 PM PDT · 18764 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
8. 3.815 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 7:43 PM PDT · 18764 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
9. 3.17 km SSE of Gustine, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 10:20 PM PDT · 18764 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.116 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaSun, May 18, 11:46 PM PDT · 18764 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 19, 4:11 PM PDT · 18763 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
12. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 3:42 AM PDT · 18763 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
13. 3.513 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 8:35 AM PDT · 18762 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.97 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 10:41 AM PDT · 18762 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
15. 3.06 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 11:26 AM PDT · 18762 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
16. 2.411 km E of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 4:53 PM PDT · 18762 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
17. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, May 20, 10:16 PM PDT · 18762 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
18. 3.58 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, May 21, 2:43 PM PDT · 18761 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
19. 2.57 km E of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, May 21, 7:11 PM PDT · 18761 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
20. 2.521 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, May 21, 7:42 PM PDT · 18761 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
21. 3.712 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 2:39 AM PDT · 18761 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
22. 3.022 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 6:00 AM PDT · 18760 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
23. 1.88 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 6:37 AM PDT · 18760 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
24. 3.921 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 7:42 AM PDT · 18760 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
25. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 7:44 AM PDT · 18760 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
26. 2.010 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 7:36 PM PDT · 18760 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
27. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 10:16 PM PDT · 18760 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
28. 1.79 km SW of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, May 22, 10:55 PM PDT · 18760 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
29. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 12:09 AM PDT · 18760 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
30. 2.912 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 2:17 AM PDT · 18760 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.712 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 4:56 AM PDT · 18759 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.716 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 12:18 PM PDT · 18759 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
33. 3.723 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 5:38 PM PDT · 18759 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 9:31 PM PDT · 18759 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
35. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 23, 11:20 PM PDT · 18759 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
36. 2.612 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 12:23 AM PDT · 18759 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
37. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 5:07 AM PDT · 18758 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
38. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 8:16 PM PDT · 18758 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
39. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 9:04 PM PDT · 18758 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
40. 4.37 km SSE of Gustine, CaliforniaSat, May 24, 11:15 PM PDT · 18758 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
41. 3.912 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 25, 5:44 AM PDT · 18757 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
42. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 25, 1:39 PM PDT · 18757 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
43. 2.719 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaSun, May 25, 2:24 PM PDT · 18757 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
44. 3.29 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 7:20 AM PDT · 18756 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
45. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 8:21 AM PDT · 18756 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
46. 3.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 9:55 AM PDT · 18756 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
47. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 1:00 PM PDT · 18756 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
48. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 10:12 PM PDT · 18756 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.717 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 26, 11:35 PM PDT · 18756 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
50. 3.65 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 5:35 AM PDT · 18755 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
51. 2.620 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 2:11 PM PDT · 18755 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
52. 2.720 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, May 27, 9:02 PM PDT · 18755 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
53. 2.25 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 1:17 AM PDT · 18755 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
54. 1.77 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 10:47 AM PDT · 18754 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
55. 2.736 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 12:18 PM PDT · 18754 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
56. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 3:58 PM PDT · 18754 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
57. 3.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 9:00 PM PDT · 18754 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
58. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 9:24 PM PDT · 18754 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
59. 2.58 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, May 28, 9:41 PM PDT · 18754 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
60. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, May 29, 12:58 AM PDT · 18754 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

1. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 17, 11:30 AM PDT · 18765 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
2. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 10:37 PM PDT · 18766 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 5:02 PM PDT · 18766 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
4. 4.121 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 16, 2:38 AM PDT · 18767 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.627 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 11:17 PM PDT · 18767 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
6. 4.028 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 15, 11:05 PM PDT · 18767 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
7. 3.34 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 11:18 PM PDT · 18768 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 9:05 PM PDT · 18768 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 6:35 PM PDT · 18768 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 6:29 PM PDT · 18768 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
11. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 2:52 PM PDT · 18768 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 2:42 PM PDT · 18768 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.66 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 1:54 PM PDT · 18768 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 3:49 AM PDT · 18769 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
15. 2.19 km NW of Volta, CaliforniaWed, May 14, 12:45 AM PDT · 18769 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.623 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 9:59 PM PDT · 18769 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 9:05 PM PDT · 18769 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.630 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 8:34 PM PDT · 18769 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 8:06 AM PDT · 18769 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
20. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 13, 12:15 AM PDT · 18770 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023908. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.