California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Sat, Mar 27, 1976, 4:16 AM PST (12:16 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 13 km WSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-03-27 12:16:16 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.089° N, 120.650° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18447 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.422 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18446 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.0Central California · 18446 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.113 km WNW of Templeton, California · 18444 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18443 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18443 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18443 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 3.43 km NE of Avenal, California · 18442 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18442 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.216 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18441 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.94 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18440 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18440 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18439 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18439 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18438 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.613 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18438 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.921 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18438 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18438 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18438 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.532 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18437 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18437 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18437 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18437 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18437 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18436 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 18436 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18436 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18436 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 18435 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 18435 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.839 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18435 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.95 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18433 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18433 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18433 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18432 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18432 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18432 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18431 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 3.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18431 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.715 km N of Cayucos, California · 18431 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 2.53 km NNE of Avenal, California · 18430 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18430 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.421 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18430 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 3.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18430 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18430 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 3.42 km WNW of Avenal, California · 18430 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18430 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18430 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 4.228 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18429 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.329 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18429 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.6Central California · 18429 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18429 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.826 km NE of Soledad, California · 18428 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18427 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18427 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18427 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 3.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18426 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 3.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18426 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 2.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18450 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18450 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.526 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.76 km WSW of Whitley Gardens, California · 18453 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.5Central California · 18453 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18454 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.53 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.6Central California · 18455 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.6Central California · 18455 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.229 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18457 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.528 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18457 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.7Central California · 18457 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18457 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.95 km SW of King City, California · 18458 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.63 km S of Oak Shores, California · 18459 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.117 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18459 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.917 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029265. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.