California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Apr 24, 1979, 2:32 AM PST (10:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 15 km E of Seven Trees, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-04-24 10:32:05 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.548° N, 121.139° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17325 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.615 km N of Huron, California · 17323 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17322 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17322 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17322 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.11 km N of Aromas, California · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.55 km NNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.712 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 17319 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.710 km W of Oak Shores, California · 17318 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17318 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.531 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17317 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17317 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17316 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.827 km NE of King City, California · 17315 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17314 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.0Central California · 17313 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.7Central California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.6Central California · 17312 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17312 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.6Central California · 17312 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 4.815 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 3.014 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.115 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17311 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.633 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.614 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.324 km NNE of King City, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.515 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17310 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17309 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.97 km E of Gilroy, California · 17309 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.024 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17309 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.75 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17308 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17308 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17308 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17308 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 17307 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17307 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.226 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17306 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17306 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.82 km S of Hollister, California · 17306 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17305 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17305 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.57 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 17304 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17304 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17302 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.83 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17325 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.54 km S of Ridgemark, California · 17327 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.1Central California · 17327 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.515 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 17328 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 17329 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.314 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17329 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.1Central California · 17329 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.826 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 17329 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.542km SW of Mendota, CA · 17329 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 17330 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17330 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.95 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17330 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 17330 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.111 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 17331 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045539. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.