M2.4 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.4 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Aug 21, 1975, 10:13 PM PDT

UTC

1975-08-22 05:13:50 UTC

Depth

1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.551° N, 121.143° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.63

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

19

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast48 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast383 kmNW

After

1. 2.725 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 16, 5:51 PM PDT · 18634 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.012 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 12:29 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.68 km WSW of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 1:29 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 2:28 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
5. 1.826 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 3:18 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
6. 3.127 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 3:55 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.719 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 4:20 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.48 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 7:01 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.54 km WNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 7:01 AM PDT · 18634 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
10. 3.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 9:24 AM PDT · 18633 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
11. 2.38 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 1:07 PM PDT · 18633 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
12. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 1:41 PM PDT · 18633 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 4:32 PM PDT · 18633 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
14. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 6:02 PM PDT · 18633 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
15. 2.57 km W of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Sep 17, 11:22 PM PDT · 18633 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 12:02 AM PDT · 18633 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
17. 2.325 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 2:53 AM PDT · 18633 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
18. 3.125 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 4:10 AM PDT · 18633 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 4:23 AM PDT · 18633 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 7:12 AM PDT · 18633 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
21. 2.35 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 11:53 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
22. 2.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 12:56 PM PDT · 18632 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
23. 3.522 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 2:05 PM PDT · 18632 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
24. 3.59 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 18, 9:17 PM PDT · 18632 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.31 km S of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 12:36 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.515 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 1:42 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
27. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 1:45 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.63 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 3:00 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
29. 3.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 5:53 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
30. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 5:58 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
31. 3.53 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 8:10 AM PDT · 18632 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
32. 2.59 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 9:32 AM PDT · 18631 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
33. 2.110 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 12:36 PM PDT · 18631 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
34. 3.925 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 5:51 PM PDT · 18631 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
35. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 5:56 PM PDT · 18631 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
36. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Sep 19, 7:20 PM PDT · 18631 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
37. 3.125 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 20, 10:22 AM PDT · 18630 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
38. 3.023 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Sep 20, 9:44 PM PDT · 18630 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
39. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 20, 10:56 PM PDT · 18630 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
40. 2.53 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 3:39 AM PDT · 18630 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
41. 2.510 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 3:40 AM PDT · 18630 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
42. 2.310 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 9:14 AM PDT · 18629 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
43. 3.79 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 3:54 PM PDT · 18629 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
44. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 5:02 PM PDT · 18629 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.49 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 21, 9:55 PM PDT · 18629 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
46. 3.09 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 6:25 AM PDT · 18629 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
47. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 8:57 AM PDT · 18628 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
48. 1.811 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 10:00 AM PDT · 18628 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
49. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 1:23 PM PDT · 18628 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
50. 3.39 km SE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 5:12 PM PDT · 18628 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
51. 2.520 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 7:02 PM PDT · 18628 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
52. 2.0Central CaliforniaMon, Sep 22, 11:15 PM PDT · 18628 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
53. 2.520 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Sep 23, 1:13 AM PDT · 18628 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
54. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Sep 23, 1:14 AM PDT · 18628 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
55. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Sep 23, 2:36 AM PDT · 18628 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
56. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 23, 1:00 PM PDT · 18627 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
57. 2.415 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 23, 5:19 PM PDT · 18627 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
58. 2.98 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Sep 23, 11:23 PM PDT · 18627 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
59. 3.619 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 24, 1:02 AM PDT · 18627 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
60. 3.719 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 24, 1:03 AM PDT · 18627 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

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