California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Apr 2, 1978, 7:30 PM PST (03:30 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1978-04-03 03:30:56 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.588° N, 121.117° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Northern California · 17712 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 17711 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17710 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17708 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17708 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.210 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.119 km W of Volta, California · 17707 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 17707 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17705 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.35 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17702 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17702 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17702 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17702 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17702 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.717 km E of East Foothills, California · 17702 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.19 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17701 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.322 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17698 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.722 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17698 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17698 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.910 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17698 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.34 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17698 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17698 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17697 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.05 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17696 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17695 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17695 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 17693 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.939 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17692 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17692 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.934 km SE of Big Sur, California · 17692 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.07 km SE of Coalinga, California · 17692 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17691 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.122 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17689 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17687 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17687 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17686 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17685 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 17684 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17682 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.99 km W of Coalinga, California · 17682 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.613 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17682 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.911 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17682 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.81 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17681 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17681 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.724 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17681 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17680 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.619 km SSW of Volta, California · 17680 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.731 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17680 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.127 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.627 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17677 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17677 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.54 km NNW of Aromas, California · 17677 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17677 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17677 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17676 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17676 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17676 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17676 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17673 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.36 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17672 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17713 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17714 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.939 km W of Lockwood, California · 17714 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.137 km W of Lockwood, California · 17714 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17714 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.1Central California · 17714 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17715 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.56 km E of Hollister, California · 17715 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.126 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17715 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17717 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.75 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17718 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 17718 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.65 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17718 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.04 km SE of Aromas, California · 17718 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.16 km NNE of Ridgemark, California · 17718 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.54 km SE of Aromas, California · 17719 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.618 km E of East Foothills, California · 17719 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.816 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17719 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17720 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17721 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1039677. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.