M3.1 earthquake 27 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

3.1 (md), minor

Local time

Wed, Sep 17, 1975, 3:55 AM PDT

UTC

1975-09-17 10:55:49 UTC

Depth

8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.565° N, 121.070° 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

±0.46

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

30

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast28 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast54 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast379 kmNW

After

1. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 1:07 PM PDT · 18616 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
2. 1.8Northern CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 10:28 PM PDT · 18615 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 5, 11:01 PM PDT · 18615 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.416 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 5:49 AM PDT · 18615 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
5. 4.2Central CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 6:36 AM PDT · 18615 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.919 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 6, 4:09 PM PDT · 18615 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.225 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 10:36 AM PDT · 18614 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
8. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Oct 7, 12:36 PM PDT · 18614 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
9. 2.214 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 9, 1:14 AM PDT · 18612 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
10. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 2:45 AM PDT · 18611 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
11. 3.25 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 10:34 AM PDT · 18611 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.86 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 5:31 PM PDT · 18611 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
13. 2.27 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 11:07 PM PDT · 18610 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
14. 1.79 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Oct 10, 11:24 PM PDT · 18610 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 4:16 AM PDT · 18610 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 11, 4:05 PM PDT · 18610 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
17. 2.14 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 5:26 AM PDT · 18609 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
18. 4.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 1:52 PM PDT · 18609 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
19. 1.619 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 2:51 PM PDT · 18609 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
20. 2.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 12, 4:36 PM PDT · 18609 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Oct 13, 12:47 AM PDT · 18608 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
22. 2.55 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Oct 13, 2:29 AM PDT · 18608 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
23. 2.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 13, 4:41 AM PDT · 18608 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
24. 2.75 km N of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Oct 13, 6:11 AM PDT · 18608 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.67 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 13, 5:27 PM PDT · 18608 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
26. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 14, 4:16 AM PDT · 18607 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 14, 7:01 AM PDT · 18607 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 14, 10:17 AM PDT · 18607 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.728 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 14, 2:29 PM PDT · 18607 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
30. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 14, 3:05 PM PDT · 18607 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 15, 1:43 AM PDT · 18606 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
32. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Oct 15, 5:09 AM PDT · 18606 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
33. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 15, 8:00 AM PDT · 18606 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
34. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Oct 15, 8:05 AM PDT · 18606 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 15, 5:35 PM PDT · 18606 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
36. 2.623 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 12:54 AM PDT · 18605 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 1:48 AM PDT · 18605 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.125 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 4:20 AM PDT · 18605 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
39. 2.725 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 9:22 AM PDT · 18605 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
40. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 9:24 AM PDT · 18605 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
41. 2.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 10:46 AM PDT · 18605 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
42. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 11:48 AM PDT · 18605 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
43. 2.227 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 1:20 PM PDT · 18605 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
44. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 16, 11:03 PM PDT · 18604 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 17, 10:53 AM PDT · 18604 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
46. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 17, 12:43 PM PDT · 18604 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
47. 2.85 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Oct 18, 1:29 AM PDT · 18603 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
48. 1.727 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 18, 2:08 AM PDT · 18603 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
49. 1.827 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 18, 3:10 AM PDT · 18603 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
50. 2.014 km W of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 18, 4:20 AM PDT · 18603 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
51. 2.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Oct 18, 7:24 AM PDT · 18603 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
52. 2.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 18, 10:48 PM PDT · 18602 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
53. 2.5Central CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 4:50 AM PDT · 18602 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
54. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 9:49 AM PDT · 18602 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
55. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 10:30 AM PDT · 18602 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
56. 1.620 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 3:28 PM PDT · 18602 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
57. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Oct 19, 8:08 PM PDT · 18601 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
58. 2.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 5:25 AM PDT · 18601 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
59. 2.6Central CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 6:09 AM PDT · 18601 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
60. 1.7Central CaliforniaMon, Oct 20, 7:40 AM PDT · 18601 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1026421. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.