California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Nov 30, 1975, 7:09 AM PST (15:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1975-11-30 15:09:31 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.586° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km NW of Corralitos, California · 18566 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18566 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.25 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 18565 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18565 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.6Central California · 18565 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18564 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18564 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18564 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.39 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18564 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18564 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18563 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18563 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18563 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18562 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.826 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18562 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18561 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.017 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18561 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 18561 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18561 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18560 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.34 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18560 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18560 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 1.912 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18560 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18560 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18559 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18559 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18559 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18559 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18559 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18558 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.99 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18558 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18558 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.416 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18557 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.94 km WNW of Hollister, California · 18557 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18556 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18556 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.923 km WSW of Volta, California · 18556 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.629 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18555 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 3.25 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18554 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.017 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18554 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18554 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18554 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 3.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18553 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18553 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18553 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.019 km E of East Foothills, California · 18552 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.217 km SW of Gustine, California · 18552 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.221 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18552 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18552 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18551 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 18551 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18551 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18550 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18550 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 3.06 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18567 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.29 km E of San Martin, California · 18567 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.036 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18567 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18567 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18567 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.2Central California · 18567 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.422 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18567 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18568 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 18568 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18568 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.323 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18569 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18569 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18569 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18570 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.716 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18570 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18570 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.624 km SW of Los Banos, California · 18570 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18570 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.516 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18570 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18570 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027751. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.