California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Mon, Feb 11, 1991, 8:07 PM PST (04:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 1 km NNE of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1991-02-12 04:07:33 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.564° N, 121.160° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13018 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13018 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.17 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13018 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.54 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 13018 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.72 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13017 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13017 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.634 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13017 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.623 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 13016 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13015 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 13015 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13014 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 13014 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13014 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.65 km ENE of Corralitos, California · 13014 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13013 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.77 km NE of Hollister, California · 13013 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 13012 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13011 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13011 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.54 km E of Day Valley, California · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.136 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 13010 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.96 km NW of Day Valley, California · 13009 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13009 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13009 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 13009 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.63 km NNW of Interlaken, California · 13008 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.414 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13008 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13007 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 13006 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 13006 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 13006 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13006 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.135 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13006 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 13005 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.32 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13005 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.22 km E of Corralitos, California · 13005 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.73 km NE of Soquel, California · 13005 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, California · 13005 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13004 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.713 km WSW of Gustine, California · 13004 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, California · 13003 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13003 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13003 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13003 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13003 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.733 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13002 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.19 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13002 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.932 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 1.74 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13001 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.82 km NNE of Lexington Hills, California · 13000 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 13000 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.43 km E of Interlaken, California · 13000 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 3.324 km NE of King City, California · 12999 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.95 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 12998 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13018 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 13020 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13020 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.97 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 13020 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 13020 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13020 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.632 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13021 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.89 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 13021 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 13021 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.034 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13021 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.628 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13022 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.735 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13022 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Day Valley, California · 13022 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13022 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.934 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13023 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.735 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13023 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 13024 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13025 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 13025 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.734 km SE of Big Sur, California · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc206433. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.