California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jan 28, 1976, 6:46 PM PST (02:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 21 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-29 02:46:02 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.575° N, 121.170° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18484 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18482 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18482 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18482 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.825 km NE of King City, California · 18482 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.021 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18481 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18481 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.617 km SW of Volta, California · 18481 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18480 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.6Central California · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 18480 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.8Central California · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.315 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18480 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.56 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18479 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18479 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.918 km E of Big Sur, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.515 km W of Volta, California · 18479 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.6Central California · 18478 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.8Northern California · 18478 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18477 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18477 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18477 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.025 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 18476 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.221 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18476 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.28 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18476 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18476 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.4Central California · 18476 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.323 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18476 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.917km N of Coalinga, CA · 18476 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.610 km SE of Coalinga, California · 18475 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18475 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18475 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.95 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18475 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.55 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18475 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18475 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 18474 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18474 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18474 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18474 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18474 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18474 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18474 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18473 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 3.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18473 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18472 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18472 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18471 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.125 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18471 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18471 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.212 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 18470 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18470 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18470 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18470 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18470 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 192.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028610. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.