California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Thu, Dec 25, 1975, 8:57 PM PST (04:57 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km E of Monterey, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-12-26 04:57:30 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.604° N, 121.216° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18516 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18516 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18516 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.28 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18516 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.01 km E of Monterey, California · 18516 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.82 km E of Del Monte Forest, California · 18516 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.82 km WSW of Monterey, California · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18515 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18515 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.31 km ESE of Monterey, California · 18515 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.71 km E of Del Monte Forest, California · 18515 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.51 km SSE of Monterey, California · 18514 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.11 km SSE of Monterey, California · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.34 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 18514 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.32 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18514 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.08 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18514 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.02 km ENE of Del Monte Forest, California · 18513 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18513 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18513 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.318 km W of Volta, California · 18513 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.92 km SW of Monterey, California · 18512 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.81 km ENE of Del Monte Forest, California · 18512 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.92 km S of Ridgemark, California · 18512 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18512 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.44 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 18512 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.817 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18511 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18511 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.835 km WSW of King City, California · 18511 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18510 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18510 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.51 km SSW of Hollister, California · 18510 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18510 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18510 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.727 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18510 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 18509 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.82 km SSW of Monterey, California · 18509 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18509 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.038 km NE of King City, California · 18508 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18508 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18508 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18507 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18507 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18507 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18507 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18507 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 18506 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.57 km NNW of Morgan Hill, California · 18506 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18506 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18506 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18505 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18505 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.310 km N of Hollister, California · 18505 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18505 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18504 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.914 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18504 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.48 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 18504 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.87 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18504 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 18503 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18503 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 190.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028078. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.