California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Dec 20, 1976, 9:08 AM PST (17:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-12-20 17:08:18 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.613° N, 121.106° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18181 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18181 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.56 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18181 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 18181 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18181 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.931 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18181 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18181 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.717 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18180 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18180 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.85 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18179 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18179 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.611 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18178 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18178 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18178 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.923 km W of Coalinga, California · 18178 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.821 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18178 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18178 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18178 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18177 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18177 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.611 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18177 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18177 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18176 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18176 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18176 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18175 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18175 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18175 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18174 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.922 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.9Central California · 18174 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.223 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18174 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18174 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.22 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18173 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.74 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18173 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.65 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 18173 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18172 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.4Central California · 18172 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.024 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18172 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.87 km E of Interlaken, California · 18172 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 3.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 18171 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18171 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18170 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18170 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18169 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.636 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18169 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 2.936 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18169 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 3.6Northern California · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18169 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 3.018 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18169 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18169 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.5Central California · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.2Central California · 18168 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 3.21 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18168 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 3.0Central California · 18181 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.01 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18182 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18182 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18182 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.027 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18182 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18182 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18183 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18183 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.816 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18183 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18183 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18183 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18183 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.311 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18183 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18183 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18184 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.76 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18184 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.66 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18184 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18185 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18185 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.317 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18185 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032880. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.