California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Nov 24, 1976, 7:33 AM PST (15:33 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 20 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-11-24 15:33:11 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.017° N, 120.571° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.418 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18208 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18208 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18208 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 18207 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.023 km NE of King City, CA · 18207 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18207 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18207 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.1Central California · 18207 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18207 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18207 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.3Central California · 18206 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18206 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18206 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 18206 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18206 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18205 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.124 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18205 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.428 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18205 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.713 km SE of Parkfield, California · 18205 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18205 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.818 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 18205 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.926 km NE of Soledad, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.120 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18204 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.519 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 18204 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.014 km WSW of Firebaugh, California · 18204 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.73 km S of San Ardo, California · 18204 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.113 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 18203 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18203 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.317 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18203 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 2.028 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 18203 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.423 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18202 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.93 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18201 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18201 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18201 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 18200 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 3.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18200 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 4.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18200 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18200 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18200 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18199 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 3.021 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18199 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 3.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18199 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18199 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18198 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.7Central California · 18198 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.4Central California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.821 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18197 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18197 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18196 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.89 km SE of Cambria, California · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18195 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.2Central California · 18195 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  56. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18195 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.59 km NW of Avenal, California · 18194 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18194 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.12 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18192 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18191 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18208 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.516 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18208 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.933 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 18209 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.317 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18210 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18210 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.0Central California · 18212 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.0Central California · 18213 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.218 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18213 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.811 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 18213 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18214 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18215 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 18215 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18215 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18216 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.012 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18217 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.825 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18217 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18217 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.828 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18218 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18218 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.613 km SE of Parkfield, California · 18218 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032407. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.