California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jun 27, 1975, 3:17 AM PDT (10:17 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 26 km ENE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-06-27 10:17:26 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.517° N, 121.092° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.41
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Central California · 18691 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.06 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18691 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18690 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18690 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18690 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.42 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18690 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.026 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18689 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.712 km N of San Simeon, California · 18689 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.85 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18689 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18689 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.725 km NE of Hollister, California · 18689 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.112 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18689 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18689 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.0Central California · 18688 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18688 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18688 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18688 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18688 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.34 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18688 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18688 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18687 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.09 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18687 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.122 km W of Coalinga, California · 18686 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.934 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18686 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 3.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18686 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.70 km SW of Parkfield, California · 18685 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18685 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.07 km NNW of San Miguel, California · 18685 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.528 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18685 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18685 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18684 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.51 km E of Ridgemark, California · 18684 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18683 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 3.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18683 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 3.33 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18682 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 3.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18682 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.97 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18681 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18681 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 3.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18680 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 18679 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 4.58 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 4.47 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 3.06 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 4.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 3.95 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 4.27 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 3.76 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 3.95 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 4.97 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 4.14 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 18679 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.94 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 3.63 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 4.63 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 3.08 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 3.96 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.65 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 3.62 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 4.15 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 3.68 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 3.58 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18679 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 188.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1024539. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.