California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Dec 28, 1975, 1:16 AM PST (09:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 27 km NNE of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-12-28 09:16:22 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 121.072° 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
±0.44
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 18512 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.817 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18512 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18512 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.835 km WSW of King City, California · 18511 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18511 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.6Central California · 18511 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.09 km SE of Coalinga, California · 18511 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18511 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.51 km SSW of Hollister, California · 18511 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18511 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18510 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.7Central California · 18510 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18510 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.727 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18510 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.82 km SSW of Hollister, California · 18510 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.210 km SE of Coalinga, California · 18509 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.011 km SE of Coalinga, California · 18509 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.82 km SSW of Monterey, California · 18509 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18509 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.038 km NE of King City, California · 18509 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.110 km SE of Coalinga, California · 18509 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18508 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.112 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18508 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18508 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.77 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18508 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18508 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18507 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18507 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18507 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 18507 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.57 km NNW of Morgan Hill, California · 18506 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18506 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18506 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 18506 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 18506 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18506 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18505 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18505 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.310 km N of Hollister, California · 18505 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18505 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18505 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18505 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.914 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18505 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.48 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 18504 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.87 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18504 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 18504 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18503 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 3.712 km SW of Oak Shores, CA · 18503 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.211 km SW of Oak Shores, California · 18503 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.711 km SW of Oak Shores, California · 18503 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18503 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.222 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18502 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18502 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.626 km NE of Hollister, California · 18502 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.031 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18501 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.914 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18501 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18501 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.910 km SW of Oak Shores, California · 18501 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18501 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 3.124 km NE of King City, CA · 18501 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 195.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028123. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.