California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Aug 20, 1975, 5:34 PM PDT (00:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-08-21 00:34:30 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.578° N, 121.185° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.79
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.219 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 18667 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18667 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.24 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 18667 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18667 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.37 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18666 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.920 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18666 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18666 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 18666 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.97 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18665 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18665 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.525 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18665 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.623 km NE of King City, California · 18665 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.36 km E of Interlaken, California · 18665 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18665 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.228 km NE of Soledad, California · 18664 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18664 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.2Central California · 18664 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 18664 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.727 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18663 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.9Central California · 18663 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 3.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18663 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18663 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 3.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18663 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.3Central California · 18663 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18662 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18662 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 3.84 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18662 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18662 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 18662 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.57 km NE of Aromas, California · 18662 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 3.523 km NE of King City, California · 18661 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 3.36 km NE of Corralitos, California · 18661 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.721 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18661 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18661 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 4.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18661 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.911 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18660 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18660 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.99 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18660 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.912 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18660 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18659 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.06 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18659 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.326 km NE of Soledad, California · 18659 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18659 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.618 km E of East Foothills, California · 18659 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.27 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18659 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 3.93 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18659 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 3.72 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18659 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 4.83 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 18659 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18658 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18658 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 3.03 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 18658 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 18658 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 18658 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 3.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18657 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.713 km ESE of Seven Trees, California · 18657 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.78 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18657 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18657 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18657 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 3.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18657 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18667 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.310 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 18667 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.731 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18667 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18668 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.824 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18668 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18668 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18669 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.422 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18669 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18670 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.75 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18670 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.335 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18670 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.52 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18670 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18670 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 4.16 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18671 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18671 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18671 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18671 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, California · 18671 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18671 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18671 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1025849. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC.