M2.1 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Mar 10, 1978, 11:57 AM PST

UTC

1978-03-10 19:57:52 UTC

Depth

1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.496° N, 121.074° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

94°

Stations used

25

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast56 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast374 kmNW

After

1. 1.64 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Mar 10, 7:52 PM PST · 17738 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
2. 2.57 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, Mar 11, 3:13 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 11, 7:52 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 12, 1:29 AM PST · 17737 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 12, 7:42 PM PST · 17736 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 13, 7:33 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
7. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 13, 8:35 AM PST · 17735 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 1:09 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
9. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Mar 15, 1:11 AM PST · 17734 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.99 km NW of Whitley Gardens, CaliforniaThu, Mar 16, 6:49 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.16 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Mar 16, 11:54 AM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
12. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 16, 1:55 PM PST · 17732 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 19, 12:18 PM PST · 17729 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 20, 6:14 AM PST · 17728 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 22, 9:20 AM PST · 17726 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
16. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 23, 10:37 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
17. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 23, 11:19 AM PST · 17725 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.85 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Mar 24, 11:42 AM PST · 17724 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
19. 1.79 km E of San Miguel, CaliforniaFri, Mar 24, 5:34 PM PST · 17724 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Mar 25, 2:28 PM PST · 17723 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Mar 26, 5:57 AM PST · 17722 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
22. 2.54 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 10:30 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
23. 2.16 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Mar 27, 11:33 PM PST · 17721 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
24. 3.04 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 1:51 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
25. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 1:55 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
26. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 2:02 AM PST · 17721 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 28, 9:22 AM PST · 17720 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
28. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 29, 8:39 AM PST · 17719 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
29. 2.126 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 30, 8:51 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
30. 1.56 km E of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Mar 30, 10:05 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
31. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 30, 11:16 PM PST · 17718 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
32. 2.1Central CaliforniaFri, Mar 31, 6:36 PM PST · 17717 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
33. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 1:44 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
34. 2.137 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 2:30 AM PST · 17717 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
35. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 2:51 AM PST · 17716 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
36. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 1, 5:23 PM PST · 17716 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
37. 1.610 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 2, 1:06 PM PST · 17715 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
38. 2.426 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 2, 7:30 PM PST · 17715 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
39. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 4, 12:28 PM PST · 17713 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
40. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 5, 4:46 AM PST · 17712 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
41. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 6, 11:13 PM PST · 17711 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 7, 3:56 AM PST · 17710 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
43. 2.210 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 7, 10:27 PM PST · 17710 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
44. 2.119 km W of Volta, CaliforniaSat, Apr 8, 8:02 AM PST · 17709 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
45. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Apr 8, 8:25 AM PST · 17709 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.77 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Apr 11, 6:07 PM PST · 17706 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
47. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 6:06 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
48. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 7:36 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
49. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 11:32 PM PST · 17705 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
50. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 12:12 AM PST · 17705 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 13, 5:08 AM PST · 17704 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
52. 3.19 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 14, 7:00 AM PST · 17703 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
53. 2.322 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 9:20 PM PST · 17701 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
54. 1.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 10:11 PM PST · 17701 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
55. 2.623 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Apr 16, 11:30 PM PST · 17701 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
56. 1.910 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 6:11 AM PST · 17700 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
57. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 6:33 AM PST · 17700 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
58. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 5:24 PM PST · 17700 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
59. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 18, 10:04 AM PST · 17699 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
60. 2.05 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Apr 19, 2:44 PM PST · 17698 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

1. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 10, 2:06 AM PST · 17739 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 9, 11:17 PM PST · 17739 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
3. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 7, 10:19 PM PST · 17741 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Mar 7, 11:00 AM PST · 17741 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.4Central CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 9:13 PM PST · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.60 km SSW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 9:04 PM PST · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.88 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 7:24 AM PST · 17742 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 6, 1:10 AM PST · 17743 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 9:58 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 9:13 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
11. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 5:40 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 5:23 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
13. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Mar 4, 5:14 AM PST · 17744 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Mar 2, 11:19 PM PST · 17746 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
15. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Mar 1, 5:33 PM PST · 17747 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.50 km SW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Mar 1, 11:35 AM PST · 17747 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.011 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Mar 1, 3:24 AM PST · 17747 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.612 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Mar 1, 2:26 AM PST · 17748 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.42 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 5:37 PM PST · 17748 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.723 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Feb 28, 9:20 AM PST · 17748 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1039233. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.