California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 7, 1979, 7:06 AM PST (15:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 22 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-03-07 15:06:28 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.569° N, 121.123° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17367 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.18 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 17365 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 17365 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17364 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 17364 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17363 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17363 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 17363 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.736 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17362 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17362 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17361 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.6Central California · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.016 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 17360 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17360 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17359 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 3.230 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17359 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 17359 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17359 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.85 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17358 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17358 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.615 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17358 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17358 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17355 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 17355 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17355 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17355 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17355 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17353 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.88 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17353 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 17353 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.328 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17353 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.828 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17353 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17352 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17351 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.78 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 17349 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.228 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17349 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17349 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.931 km NE of King City, California · 17348 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17347 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17347 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.924 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17347 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17345 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17345 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17344 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17344 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17344 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17344 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.825km SSE of King City, CA · 17343 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17340 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17339 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.79 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17339 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 17338 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.87 km NNE of Hollister, California · 17338 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17338 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.621 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 17337 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17337 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.410 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17337 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17337 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.210 km E of Big Sur, California · 17336 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17368 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.57 km N of Interlaken, California · 17369 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.923 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17369 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17369 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17370 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.128 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17370 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17371 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.421 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17371 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17371 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17372 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.010 km N of San Simeon, California · 17372 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17374 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.8Central California · 17374 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.113 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 17375 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.63 km S of Hollister, California · 17375 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 17375 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.75 km NE of Lexington Hills, California · 17375 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17377 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044921. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.