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M3.8 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Dec 22, 1976, 8:24 AM PST (16:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-12-22 16:24:35 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.192° N, 120.675° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.72
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
160°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18171 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18165 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.5Central California · 18164 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.428 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 18162 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.416 km SW of Lockwood, California · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18161 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.417 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18160 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18154 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.018 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18151 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.816 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18151 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18151 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18145 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.712 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18142 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18140 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.22 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18138 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.723 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18138 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.491km WSW of Los Osos, CA · 18138 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18136 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18135 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.3Central California · 18134 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.017 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 18132 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18130 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18130 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.118 km W of San Simeon, California · 18125 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18124 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18124 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.23 km NNE of Garden Farms, California · 18123 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 3.324 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18121 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18121 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18121 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18115 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18115 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18175 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.717 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18175 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18176 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 18176 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18177 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18177 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18178 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.816 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18178 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18178 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.311 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18178 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.317 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18180 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.117 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18180 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18186 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.517 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18186 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18186 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18186 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.12 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18187 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18189 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.2Central California · 18190 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.89 km SE of Cambria, California · 18190 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032913 (also filed as ci150092). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.