M2.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Jun 25, 1978, 5:04 PM PDT

UTC

1978-06-26 00:04:41 UTC

Depth

4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.496° N, 121.075° 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

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

30

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

After

1. 1.824 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 3:34 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jun 26, 3:39 PM PDT · 17628 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
3. 3.111 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jun 27, 3:12 AM PDT · 17627 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.511 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jun 27, 3:18 AM PDT · 17627 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.74 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jun 27, 1:05 PM PDT · 17627 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
6. 2.312 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Jun 28, 7:13 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Jun 28, 11:06 AM PDT · 17626 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
8. 1.68 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Jun 29, 6:27 AM PDT · 17625 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
9. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jun 29, 7:21 PM PDT · 17625 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
10. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 30, 12:29 AM PDT · 17624 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
11. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 30, 2:19 PM PDT · 17624 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.210 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jun 30, 4:25 PM PDT · 17624 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jun 30, 4:30 PM PDT · 17624 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
14. 2.52 km NNW of Aromas, CaliforniaFri, Jun 30, 9:21 PM PDT · 17624 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.78 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Jul 2, 5:39 AM PDT · 17622 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.36 km N of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jul 2, 1:00 PM PDT · 17622 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
17. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 3, 6:04 AM PDT · 17621 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.66 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Jul 3, 3:22 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 3, 7:30 PM PDT · 17621 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
20. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 4, 7:20 AM PDT · 17620 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
21. 1.66 km E of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Jul 5, 5:01 PM PDT · 17619 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
22. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 6, 2:04 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
23. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 6, 2:07 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
24. 3.07 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jul 6, 5:39 PM PDT · 17618 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
25. 1.513 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 6, 10:40 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
26. 1.818 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Jul 7, 1:03 AM PDT · 17617 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
27. 3.08 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jul 7, 1:05 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
28. 1.58 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Jul 7, 2:25 PM PDT · 17617 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
29. 2.44 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Jul 8, 8:33 AM PDT · 17616 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
30. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 8, 10:18 PM PDT · 17616 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
31. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 12, 7:05 PM PDT · 17612 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 12, 7:06 PM PDT · 17612 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
33. 2.43 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, Jul 14, 12:24 AM PDT · 17610 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
34. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 16, 12:33 PM PDT · 17608 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
35. 2.65 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jul 17, 6:47 AM PDT · 17607 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
36. 1.611 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 18, 9:02 AM PDT · 17606 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
37. 3.28 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Jul 18, 12:09 PM PDT · 17606 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.925 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 19, 10:40 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
39. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jul 20, 12:29 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
40. 2.413 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Jul 20, 9:40 AM PDT · 17604 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 20, 6:37 PM PDT · 17604 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
42. 2.225 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 21, 1:11 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 21, 5:36 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
44. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 21, 6:29 AM PDT · 17603 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
45. 3.29 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 23, 7:38 AM PDT · 17601 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
46. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 23, 8:34 AM PDT · 17601 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
47. 2.08 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Jul 26, 11:12 AM PDT · 17598 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
48. 1.92 km W of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 26, 10:44 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
49. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Jul 27, 10:44 AM PDT · 17597 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
50. 2.340 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 27, 3:38 PM PDT · 17597 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
51. 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 2:15 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
52. 2.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 10:13 AM PDT · 17596 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
53. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 4:38 PM PDT · 17596 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
54. 2.03 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 28, 11:21 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
55. 2.217 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Jul 29, 4:43 PM PDT · 17595 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
56. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 31, 2:54 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 31, 6:08 PM PDT · 17593 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
58. 1.72 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Aug 1, 1:01 AM PDT · 17592 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
59. 1.98 km WSW of San Miguel, CaliforniaTue, Aug 1, 5:48 AM PDT · 17592 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
60. 2.818 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Aug 2, 7:59 AM PDT · 17591 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

1. 1.5Central CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 4:16 PM PDT · 17630 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
2. 2.911 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 2:39 PM PDT · 17630 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.611 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 8:36 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
4. 1.6Central CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 8:15 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
5. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jun 24, 3:23 AM PDT · 17630 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 23, 8:52 PM PDT · 17631 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.210 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jun 22, 6:06 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
8. 1.811 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jun 22, 6:13 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jun 22, 3:46 AM PDT · 17632 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
10. 3.011 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Jun 21, 11:04 PM PDT · 17632 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.5Central CaliforniaWed, Jun 21, 2:33 PM PDT · 17633 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.225 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Jun 20, 11:55 AM PDT · 17634 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 1:11 PM PDT · 17636 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
14. 2.02 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Jun 18, 12:19 AM PDT · 17636 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jun 17, 9:36 AM PDT · 17637 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 16, 6:51 PM PDT · 17638 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
17. 2.233 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jun 15, 1:53 PM PDT · 17639 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
18. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jun 15, 5:50 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
19. 1.89 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jun 15, 5:48 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.52 km S of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Jun 15, 5:20 AM PDT · 17639 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1040801. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.