California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, May 2, 1991, 3:29 AM PDT (10:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km NW of San Simeon, 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
1991-05-02 10:29:28 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.532° N, 121.115° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 12939 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.85 km ESE of Aromas, California · 12939 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 12939 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.83 km NE of Amesti, California · 12938 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12938 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.95 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 12937 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.65 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12937 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.7Central California · 12936 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 12936 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12935 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12935 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.05 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12934 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12932 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.123 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 12932 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 12932 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 12932 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12931 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.930 km SE of Big Sur, California · 12930 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 12930 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 12930 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 12930 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.69 km N of Day Valley, California · 12929 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.03 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12928 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.58 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 12928 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.28 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12928 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 12928 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 12927 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, California · 12927 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.18 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 12927 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.55 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12926 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.78 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 12926 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.76 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12926 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.7Central California · 12925 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.79 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12925 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.78 km NE of Gilroy, California · 12924 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.68 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 12924 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 12924 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12923 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12923 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.923 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 12922 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12921 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.323 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 12920 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 3.020 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12920 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 3.116 km WNW of Big Sur, California · 12920 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12920 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 12920 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.514 km SE of Big Sur, California · 12918 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.58 km N of Day Valley, California · 12917 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.24 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 12916 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.75 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.613 km SE of Big Sur, California · 12915 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 12915 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 12915 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12940 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.916 km E of Seven Trees, California · 12940 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.713 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 12941 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.49 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 12941 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.73 km NNW of Day Valley, California · 12941 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.216 km WSW of Gustine, California · 12941 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12941 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.22 km E of Aromas, California · 12943 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.214 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 12943 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12944 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12944 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 12944 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 12945 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.913 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 12945 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12946 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 12947 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.82 km ENE of Aromas, California · 12947 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 12947 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 12949 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc211749. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.