California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck in Central California on Fri, Dec 3, 1976, 10:23 PM PST (06:23 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km WNW of Mariposa, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-12-04 06:23:44 UTC
Depth
19.7 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.194° N, 119.900° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km W of Yosemite Lakes, California · 18192 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.92 km NW of Oakhurst, California · 18189 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNW of Midpines, California · 18189 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.011 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18187 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.74 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 18185 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.04 km WNW of Mariposa, California · 18184 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.731 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18184 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.58 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 18180 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.819 km SW of Swall Meadows, California · 18177 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.212 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18174 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.99 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 18167 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.612 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18164 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.08 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18163 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.611 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 18163 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.58 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18160 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.29 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18159 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.74 km NNW of Wawona, California · 18159 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.711 km ENE of Planada, California · 18157 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.415 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 18157 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.710 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18157 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.05 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18156 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.57 km NNW of Nipinnawasee, California · 18152 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.88 km NNW of Nipinnawasee, California · 18152 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.52 km WNW of Bootjack, California · 18152 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.58 km NNW of Nipinnawasee, California · 18152 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.112 km W of La Vina, California · 18149 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.99 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18144 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.69 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18143 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.31 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 18143 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.11 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 18143 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.94 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 18143 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.63 km NNE of Bear Valley, California · 18143 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.00 km WNW of Bear Valley, California · 18143 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.92 km NE of Bear Valley, California · 18143 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.48 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18141 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.98 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18140 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.63 km N of Bear Valley, California · 18139 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.69 km SSE of Catheys Valley, California · 18136 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.912 km SE of Greeley Hill, California · 18136 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.710 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18136 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.6Central California · 18136 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.55 km N of Yosemite Lakes, California · 18135 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.014 km WSW of Firebaugh, California · 18200 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.519 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 18201 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.120 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18201 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.113 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 18201 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.818 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 18201 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.68 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 18209 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.216 km W of Yosemite Lakes, California · 18209 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.48 km ESE of Catheys Valley, California · 18209 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.012 km S of Three Rocks, California · 18213 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.06 km NW of Midpines, California · 18213 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.828 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18214 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032613. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.