California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Thu, Mar 14, 1991, 11:23 PM PST (07:23 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1991-03-15 07:23:14 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.599° N, 121.207° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 12987 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.81 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12986 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.65 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 12986 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.12 km E of Corralitos, California · 12986 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.120 km W of Three Rocks, California · 12986 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.61 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 12985 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.720 km W of Three Rocks, California · 12985 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.827 km S of Big Sur, California · 12985 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.425 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 12985 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.35 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 12984 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.17 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 12982 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 12982 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 12982 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 12981 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12981 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12981 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 12980 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.019 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.519 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.619 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.319 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.619 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 12980 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12980 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.619 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12980 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 4.61 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.92 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.52 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.82 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.32 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.80 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 12979 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12979 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12978 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 12978 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12977 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12977 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.616 km E of San Ardo, California · 12977 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 12975 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12975 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.617 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 12975 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.624 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12974 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12974 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12974 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 3.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 12974 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12974 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 2.74 km NNW of Aromas, California · 12973 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.8Central California · 12973 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 12973 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.1Central California · 12973 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.96 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 12973 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 3.12 km NE of Interlaken, California · 12972 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 12971 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.52 km ENE of Aromas, California · 12971 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.82 km ENE of Aromas, California · 12971 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12988 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.19 km N of King City, California · 12989 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.114 km WNW of La Vina, California · 12989 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12990 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 12990 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12990 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.212 km S of Lockwood, California · 12991 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.012 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 12991 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12991 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.75 km E of Interlaken, California · 12991 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12992 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12992 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 12992 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.72 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12992 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 12993 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.64 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 12993 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.525 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 12993 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.7Central California · 12994 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 12994 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 12994 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc208074. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:30 AM UTC.