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M2.3 earthquake 28 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Nov 14, 1975, 11:57 PM PST (07:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km E of San Martin, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-11-15 07:57:58 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.600° N, 121.091° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km E of San Martin, California · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.06 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18559 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.91 km NW of Corralitos, California · 18559 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18558 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.6Central California · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18556 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.39 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18556 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18556 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18556 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18556 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18555 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18555 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.826 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18554 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18554 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.017 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18554 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 18554 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18553 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18553 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.34 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18553 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.912 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18552 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18552 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18552 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18552 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18551 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18551 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18551 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.99 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18551 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18551 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18550 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18550 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.416 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18550 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18549 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.94 km WNW of Hollister, California · 18549 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18549 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18548 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.923 km WSW of Volta, California · 18548 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.629 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18547 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 3.25 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18547 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.017 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18547 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18547 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18547 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18546 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18545 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18545 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18545 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.019 km E of East Foothills, California · 18545 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.217 km SW of Gustine, California · 18544 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.221 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18544 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18544 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18544 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18543 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027494. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.