California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Tue, Mar 30, 1976, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-03-30 21:39:59 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.370° N, 120.947° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18446 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.113 km WNW of Templeton, California · 18445 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18445 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18444 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18444 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18444 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18444 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18443 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18443 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.43 km NE of Avenal, California · 18443 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18443 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.47 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18442 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.216 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.52 km NW of Hollister, California · 18441 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.03 km WNW of Pacific Grove, California · 18441 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.94 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18441 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18441 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.64 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18441 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18441 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18440 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.413 km N of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 3.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18440 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18439 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.613 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18439 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.921 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18439 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18439 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18438 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 3.532 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18438 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18438 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18437 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18437 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18437 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18437 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 3.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 18437 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 3.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18437 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18437 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 18436 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 18436 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.839 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18436 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 3.57 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18435 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18435 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.18 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18435 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.95 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 3.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 18434 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.3Central California · 18434 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18434 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.66 km ENE of Aromas, California · 18433 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18433 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18433 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18432 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 2.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18432 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 3.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18432 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.715 km N of Cayucos, California · 18432 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.82 km ESE of Aromas, California · 18432 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.17 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18432 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.422 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18447 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.0Central California · 18447 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18448 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.810 km NW of Hollister, California · 18449 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18449 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18450 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.6Central California · 18450 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18452 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.110 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.66 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18452 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.526 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18453 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18453 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.76 km WSW of Whitley Gardens, California · 18454 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18454 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.5Central California · 18454 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.53 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029288. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC.