California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, May 26, 1978, 3:56 PM PDT (22:56 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1978-05-26 22:56:00 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.533° N, 121.116° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17659 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17659 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.435 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17658 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17658 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.8Central California · 17658 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.113 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17658 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17658 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17657 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17657 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17657 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.6Central California · 17657 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 17657 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.6Central California · 17656 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17655 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17654 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.86 km N of Greenfield, California · 17654 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17653 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17653 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17653 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17652 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17652 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 17652 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17652 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, California · 17652 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17651 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.731 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17651 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17651 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17650 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17649 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.85 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17649 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17648 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17648 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.74 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17647 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17647 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17646 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17646 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17645 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.96 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 17645 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17644 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17644 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17644 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17643 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17641 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17641 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.612 km ENE of Salinas, California · 17641 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.52 km S of Hollister, California · 17640 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.89 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17640 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17640 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.233 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17639 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17637 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.02 km SE of San Ardo, California · 17637 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17636 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.225 km NW of San Simeon, California · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.5Central California · 17633 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 3.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17633 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17633 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.811 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17633 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.210 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17632 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17631 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17660 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17660 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.51 km WNW of Hollister, California · 17660 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17661 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.09 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17661 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17661 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.013 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17662 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.58 km E of Gilroy, California · 17662 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17662 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.813 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17662 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17663 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17664 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040425. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.