California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Soledad, California on Fri, Mar 22, 1991, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1991-03-22 22:46:44 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.571° N, 121.216° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.619 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.319 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.619 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 12980 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12980 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.619 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12980 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12979 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12979 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 4.61 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.92 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.52 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.82 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.32 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 12979 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.80 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 12978 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12978 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12978 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.54 km E of Interlaken, California · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.514 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12977 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12977 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12977 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 12976 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.616 km E of San Ardo, California · 12976 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12976 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12976 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 12975 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12975 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.617 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 12974 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.624 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12974 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12974 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12974 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12973 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.74 km NNW of Aromas, California · 12973 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.8Central California · 12972 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 12972 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.1Central California · 12972 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.96 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 12972 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 3.12 km NE of Interlaken, California · 12972 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 12971 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.52 km ENE of Aromas, California · 12970 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.82 km ENE of Aromas, California · 12970 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.033 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 12970 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 12970 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12970 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 12970 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12969 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.88 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 12969 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.84 km NE of Interlaken, California · 12968 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 3.413 km NNE of Hollister, California · 12968 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.512 km SW of Gustine, California · 12967 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12967 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 12967 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.013 km NNE of Hollister, California · 12967 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.64 km NE of Interlaken, California · 12967 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 12967 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.9Northern California · 12966 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.931 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12965 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12965 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.333 km SE of Big Sur, California · 12964 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 12964 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.014 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 12980 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12980 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12981 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 12981 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 12981 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 12981 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.17 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 12982 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.35 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 12984 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.425 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 12985 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.827 km S of Big Sur, California · 12985 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.720 km W of Three Rocks, California · 12985 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.61 km W of Tres Pinos, California · 12985 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.120 km W of Three Rocks, California · 12985 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.12 km E of Corralitos, California · 12985 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.65 km WNW of Day Valley, California · 12986 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.81 km WSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12986 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 12986 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12988 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12988 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.19 km N of King City, California · 12988 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc208380. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.