California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Dec 13, 1979, 11:24 PM PST (07:24 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 22 km NE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-12-14 07:24:59 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 121.072° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17093 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.68 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17093 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.525 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17092 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17092 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.09 km SE of Lake Nacimiento, California · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17092 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.718 km W of Volta, California · 17091 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17090 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17090 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.67 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 17090 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17089 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17089 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 17089 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 17088 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17088 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17087 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17087 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17087 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17086 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17085 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17084 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.39 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17084 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17084 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17084 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.25 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17082 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.45 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17082 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17082 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.49 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17080 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17080 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17079 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17078 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 17078 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17078 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17077 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17077 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17077 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.49 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17077 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17076 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17076 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17076 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 17076 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.3Central California · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17076 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17076 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 3.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17075 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17075 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.67 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17075 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17074 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17074 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17074 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 17093 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17093 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17093 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.017 km W of Volta, California · 17094 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.09 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 17094 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.19 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17094 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17094 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.27 km SSW of King City, California · 17095 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17095 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.91 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17095 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17095 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 17096 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.68 km ESE of Greenfield, California · 17096 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17097 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, California · 17097 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.92 km WNW of Ridgemark, California · 17098 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17098 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.83 km W of Hollister, California · 17099 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17100 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17100 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1049337. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.