California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 25 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Sep 5, 1975, 10:40 PM PDT (05:40 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
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1975-09-06 05:40:15 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.583° N, 121.117° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NE of San Martin, California · 18655 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.35 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18654 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.330 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18654 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.7Central California · 18654 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.7Central California · 18654 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.67 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18654 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18654 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.63 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18654 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18654 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.65 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18653 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.59 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18653 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.5Central California · 18653 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18653 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 18653 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.5Central California · 18653 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 18653 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18653 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 18652 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.817 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18652 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.313 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 18652 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.98 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18652 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18652 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18651 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18651 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.97 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18651 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.711 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18651 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18650 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.28 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18650 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 18650 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.625 km NE of King City, California · 18650 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18650 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.87 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18650 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18650 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.87 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18650 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.92 km S of Parkfield, California · 18650 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 18650 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.318 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18649 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.59 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 18649 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18649 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18649 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18648 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.224 km NE of Soledad, California · 18648 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 18648 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 18648 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  45. 2.224 km NE of Soledad, California · 18648 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18648 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.611 km E of San Martin, California · 18648 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.73 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18648 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18648 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 18647 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 3.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18647 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 4.814 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 3.39 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.310 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.09 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.110 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 3.510 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 3.314 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18647 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 4.225 km NE of Soledad, California · 18655 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 18655 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 18655 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18655 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.96 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18655 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.16 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18655 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18656 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 18656 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18656 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.531 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18656 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 18656 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 18656 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, California · 18656 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.75 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 18656 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18656 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 18657 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18657 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.422 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18658 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.122 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18658 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.010 km NW of Hollister, California · 18658 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1026151. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.