California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km NW of Volta, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Volta, California on Wed, Nov 26, 1975, 2:10 AM PST (10:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 30 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1975-11-26 10:10:21 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.159° N, 121.012° 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, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.37
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 18570 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.516 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18569 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18569 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.624 km SW of Los Banos, California · 18569 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18569 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18569 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18569 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18568 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.323 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18568 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18567 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18567 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.2Central California · 18567 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18567 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.036 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18566 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.29 km E of San Martin, California · 18566 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.06 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18566 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18566 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.91 km NW of Corralitos, California · 18565 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18565 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.25 km ESE of Alum Rock, California · 18565 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18565 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.6Central California · 18564 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18563 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18563 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18563 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.39 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18563 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18563 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.57 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18563 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18563 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18562 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.26 km ESE of Sunol, California · 18561 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.826 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18561 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18561 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, California · 18561 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18560 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.34 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18560 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18559 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.912 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18559 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18559 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18559 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18559 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18558 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.99 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18558 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.64 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18558 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 3.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18557 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.011 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18557 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.416 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18556 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18556 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.94 km WNW of Hollister, California · 18556 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.923 km WSW of Volta, California · 18555 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18555 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.629 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18554 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 3.25 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18554 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.017 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18554 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18553 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 3.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 18552 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18552 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18552 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18570 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 18570 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.913 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18570 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.52 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18570 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18570 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.829 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18571 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18571 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.95 km NE of San Martin, California · 18571 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.15 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18573 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18573 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.616 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18573 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.86 km SE of Sunol, California · 18573 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.64 km ENE of Boulder Creek, California · 18573 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.322 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18574 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.931 km NE of Soledad, California · 18574 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.66 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18574 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.96 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18574 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18574 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.93 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18574 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 18575 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1027674. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.