California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NNE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Aromas, California on Sun, Aug 1, 1976, 5:52 AM PDT (12:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-08-01 12:52:17 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.908° N, 121.632° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18324 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.76 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18324 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.024 km NNE of King City, California · 18324 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.85 km ESE of Aromas, California · 18324 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18324 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.023 km NE of King City, California · 18323 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.5Central California · 18323 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18323 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18323 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18323 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.611 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18322 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18322 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18322 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18321 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18321 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18321 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.73 km W of Portola Valley, California · 18321 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.33 km W of Portola Valley, California · 18321 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18321 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.63 km W of Portola Valley, California · 18320 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18320 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.65 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18319 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.26 km SE of Sunol, California · 18319 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.728 km NE of Soledad, California · 18319 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.91 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18318 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.216 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18317 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.833 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18317 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.533 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18317 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18317 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18317 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18317 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18317 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18316 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.735 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18315 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18315 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.633 km NE of Soledad, California · 18315 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.43 km SSE of Lexington Hills, California · 18315 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18315 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 3.433 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18315 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 3.812 km NE of San Martin, California · 18314 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.011 km NE of San Martin, California · 18314 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18314 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 18314 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.412 km NE of San Martin, California · 18314 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.311 km NE of San Martin, California · 18314 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 3.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 18313 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.91 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18313 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 3.18 km N of Interlaken, California · 18313 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 18313 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.31 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 18312 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.81 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 18312 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18312 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.911 km NE of San Martin, California · 18312 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.76 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18312 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18312 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.327 km NE of Soledad, California · 18311 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18311 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.48 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18325 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.66 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 18326 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.22 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18326 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18326 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.9Central California · 18326 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18327 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.07 km SE of Alum Rock, California · 18327 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.37 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18327 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18328 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, California · 18328 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 18328 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.11 km ENE of Aromas, California · 18328 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18329 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.1Central California · 18329 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.73 km SSE of Portola Valley, California · 18330 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.62 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18330 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1030714. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.