M2.4 earthquake 23 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Jul 15, 1975, 3:22 PM PDT

UTC

1975-07-15 22:22:20 UTC

Depth

8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.570° N, 121.131° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.73

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

52°

Stations used

21

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast48 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast383 kmNW

After

1. 2.214 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 4:01 PM PDT · 18709 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
2. 3.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 4:03 PM PDT · 18709 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
3. 1.99 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 9:35 AM PDT · 18708 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
4. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 2:23 PM PDT · 18708 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
5. 4.18 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 2:35 PM PDT · 18708 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
6. 1.913 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 3:49 PM PDT · 18708 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 16, 4:12 PM PDT · 18708 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 12:59 AM PDT · 18708 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.79 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 4:06 AM PDT · 18708 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
10. 2.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Jul 17, 5:42 AM PDT · 18707 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.813 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 1:22 AM PDT · 18707 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
12. 3.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 2:40 PM PDT · 18706 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.4Central CaliforniaFri, Jul 18, 11:19 PM PDT · 18706 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 12:20 AM PDT · 18706 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
15. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 3:50 AM PDT · 18706 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 10:49 AM PDT · 18705 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 5:00 PM PDT · 18705 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
18. 3.013 km N of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Jul 19, 9:10 PM PDT · 18705 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
19. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Jul 20, 12:10 PM PDT · 18704 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
20. 3.523 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 2:55 AM PDT · 18704 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
21. 1.5Central CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:06 PM PDT · 18703 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
22. 2.06 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 21, 7:31 PM PDT · 18703 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 12:01 AM PDT · 18703 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
24. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 4:14 AM PDT · 18703 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
25. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 7:43 AM PDT · 18702 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
26. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 8:49 AM PDT · 18702 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
27. 2.42 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jul 22, 11:30 AM PDT · 18702 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
28. 3.026 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 7:06 AM PDT · 18701 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
29. 2.712 km N of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 8:07 AM PDT · 18701 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
30. 1.85 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 1:01 PM PDT · 18701 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
31. 3.35 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 1:59 PM PDT · 18701 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
32. 2.725 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 3:35 PM PDT · 18701 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
33. 2.112 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 4:09 PM PDT · 18701 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
34. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Jul 23, 11:44 PM PDT · 18701 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
35. 3.0Central CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 5:05 AM PDT · 18701 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
36. 2.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 8:32 AM PDT · 18700 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
37. 2.210 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 10:36 AM PDT · 18700 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
38. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 1:16 PM PDT · 18700 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
39. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 1:43 PM PDT · 18700 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.34 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 6:34 PM PDT · 18700 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
41. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 24, 11:15 PM PDT · 18700 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
42. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 5:56 AM PDT · 18699 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.09 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 25, 9:04 PM PDT · 18699 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
44. 3.122 km W of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 26, 4:08 AM PDT · 18699 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
45. 1.934 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jul 26, 4:14 AM PDT · 18699 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
46. 3.611 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 26, 6:21 AM PDT · 18698 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
47. 1.70 km SW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 7:49 AM PDT · 18697 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
48. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 2:08 PM PDT · 18697 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
49. 2.07 km NNW of San Miguel, CaliforniaSun, Jul 27, 8:24 PM PDT · 18697 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
50. 1.528 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 28, 12:45 AM PDT · 18697 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
51. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Jul 28, 12:48 AM PDT · 18697 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
52. 2.323 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 28, 2:45 PM PDT · 18696 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.51 km E of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Jul 28, 7:00 PM PDT · 18696 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
54. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Jul 29, 6:27 AM PDT · 18695 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
55. 3.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jul 29, 9:15 PM PDT · 18695 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
56. 3.33 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 5:13 AM PDT · 18695 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
57. 3.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 30, 4:11 PM PDT · 18694 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
58. 2.97 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 6:37 AM PDT · 18693 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
59. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 31, 2:14 PM PDT · 18693 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
60. 3.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Aug 1, 5:23 AM PDT · 18692 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 12:37 PM PDT · 18709 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
2. 3.12 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 7:04 AM PDT · 18709 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.222 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jul 15, 6:25 AM PDT · 18709 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.124 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 11:35 AM PDT · 18710 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
5. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 8:47 AM PDT · 18710 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.129 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Jul 14, 4:40 AM PDT · 18711 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 2:15 PM PDT · 18711 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
8. 2.65 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 2:00 PM PDT · 18711 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.821 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 6:53 AM PDT · 18711 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 5:11 AM PDT · 18712 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.25 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 5:08 AM PDT · 18712 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 5:05 AM PDT · 18712 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
13. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 13, 1:12 AM PDT · 18712 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
14. 2.211 km SE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 11:12 AM PDT · 18712 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
15. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 9:47 AM PDT · 18712 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
16. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 8:27 AM PDT · 18712 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 12, 1:46 AM PDT · 18713 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
18. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 1:11 PM PDT · 18714 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.823 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 8:09 AM PDT · 18714 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.12 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jul 10, 7:05 AM PDT · 18714 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1024797. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.