California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km WSW of Lockwood, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Lockwood, California on Sat, Jul 31, 1976, 4:29 PM PDT (23:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-07-31 23:29:56 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.848° N, 121.349° 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, 4.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18324 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.024 km NNE of King City, California · 18324 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18323 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.023 km NE of King City, California · 18323 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.5Central California · 18323 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18323 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.025 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 18322 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.611 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18322 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18321 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.79 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18321 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18321 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18321 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18321 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18320 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18320 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18319 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18319 days ago · -1 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.728 km NE of Soledad, California · 18319 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.916 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 18318 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.533 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18317 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18317 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18316 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18316 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18316 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.735 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18315 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18315 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.633 km NE of Soledad, California · 18315 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18314 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 18314 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 18313 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 3.322 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18313 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 18312 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18312 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18311 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.327 km NE of Soledad, California · 18311 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18311 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18311 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18311 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.226 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18310 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 3.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18310 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.225 km NE of Soledad, California · 18310 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18310 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18310 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.931 km NE of Soledad, California · 18309 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 18309 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18308 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.827 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18307 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18306 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18306 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18306 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18304 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18303 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18303 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18303 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18303 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18302 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18326 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.9Central California · 18326 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18326 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18327 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18327 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18327 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 18328 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18328 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.220 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18329 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.926 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 18330 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18330 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18330 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.521 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18331 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.021 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18332 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.224 km NE of King City, California · 18333 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.824 km NE of King City, California · 18333 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1030708. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.