California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km W of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km W of Volta, California on Tue, Mar 25, 1975, 11:25 AM PDT (18:25 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-03-25 18:25:10 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.066° N, 121.131° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1023316. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.