California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 34 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 34 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Jul 26, 1975, 4:14 AM PDT (11:14 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-07-26 11:14:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.552° N, 120.976° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.72
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
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 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18698 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.70 km SW of Parkfield, California · 18697 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18697 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.07 km NNW of San Miguel, California · 18697 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.528 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18697 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18697 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18696 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.51 km E of Ridgemark, California · 18696 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.26 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18695 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18695 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.33 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18694 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.09 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18694 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.97 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18693 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.111 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18693 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.53 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18692 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 18691 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.58 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.47 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.06 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 4.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.95 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 4.27 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 3.76 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 3.95 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 4.97 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 4.14 km SW of Cantua Creek, California · 18691 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.94 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.63 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 4.63 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 3.08 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 3.96 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.65 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 3.62 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 4.15 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 3.68 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 3.58 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.25 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 3.57 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18691 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.4Central California · 18690 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18690 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.98 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 3.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 3.5Central California · 18690 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.18 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 3.84 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 3.58 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 4.46 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 3.06 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.331 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18690 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18690 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18690 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18690 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.42 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18690 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18690 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 3.58 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 3.47 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 3.13 km SE of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 3.18 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 18690 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 3.037 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18690 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.83 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18689 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 3.122 km W of Coalinga, California · 18698 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.09 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18699 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18699 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18700 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.34 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18700 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18700 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18700 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18700 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18700 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.0Central California · 18700 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18701 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.112 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18701 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.725 km NE of Hollister, California · 18701 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18701 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.85 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18701 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.712 km N of San Simeon, California · 18701 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.026 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18701 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.42 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18702 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18702 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18702 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1024935. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC.