California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jun 22, 1975, 10:23 AM PDT (17:23 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 7 km SW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-06-22 17:23:40 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.538° N, 121.126° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.43
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NW of Hollister, California · 18729 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.332 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18728 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.35 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18728 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.013 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18727 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18727 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.17 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18726 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18726 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.49 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18726 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.58 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18726 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18726 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18726 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18725 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18725 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.39 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 18725 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.212 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18725 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18724 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18724 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18724 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18724 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.916 km NNE of Firebaugh, California · 18724 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18724 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.38 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18724 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18724 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 18724 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.623 km NE of King City, California · 18724 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.925 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18723 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.813 km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 18723 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.713 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18723 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.99 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18723 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.39 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18723 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.55 km S of Parkfield, California · 18723 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.12 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18723 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.223 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18723 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.7Northern California · 18723 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18723 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.526 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18722 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 18722 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.6Central California · 18722 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.219 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18722 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.3Central California · 18722 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.826 km NE of Soledad, California · 18721 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 18721 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 3.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18721 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.622 km W of Volta, California · 18721 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.78 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18721 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18721 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18720 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.312 km SW of Soledad, California · 18720 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 3.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18720 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 3.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 18719 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.021 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18719 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.419 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18719 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 3.67 km SSW of Morgan Hill, California · 18717 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.87 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18717 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18717 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 3.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18717 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.316 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18717 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 3.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18716 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18716 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 3.332 km W of Lockwood, California · 18715 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18729 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18729 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18729 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18729 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18730 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18730 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.4Northern California · 18730 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.63 km NW of Sand City, California · 18731 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.8Central California · 18731 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18731 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18732 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18732 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18733 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.19 km SSE of Gustine, California · 18733 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18733 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18733 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18733 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1024489. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.