California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, May 2, 1979, 7:33 PM PDT (02:33 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-05-03 02:33:06 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.490° N, 121.064° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17317 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.827 km NE of King City, California · 17316 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.97 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17315 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17315 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.0Central California · 17313 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.7Central California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17313 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17313 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.6Central California · 17313 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.76 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17313 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.6Central California · 17312 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.633 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17312 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.614 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.324 km NNE of King City, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17311 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.515 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17311 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17311 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.97 km E of Gilroy, California · 17310 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.024 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17309 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.75 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17308 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 3.09 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17308 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17308 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 17308 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17308 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.226 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.025 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17307 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.82 km S of Hollister, California · 17307 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17306 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17305 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17305 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.57 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 17305 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17303 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17303 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.825 km NNE of King City, California · 17303 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.05 km SE of Aromas, California · 17302 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 3.110 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17301 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17301 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.725 km WSW of Volta, California · 17298 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.525 km WSW of Volta, California · 17298 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17298 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.27 km W of Gilroy, California · 17297 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 3.132 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.432 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17294 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17293 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.225 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.625 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17292 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.531 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17317 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17318 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.710 km W of Oak Shores, California · 17318 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.712 km SE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 17320 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.55 km NNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17321 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.11 km N of Aromas, California · 17322 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17322 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17322 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17323 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.615 km N of Huron, California · 17324 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17326 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17326 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.83 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17326 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17327 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.04 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17328 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.54 km S of Ridgemark, California · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.1Central California · 17328 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17328 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17328 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045643. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:14 AM UTC.