California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jan 16, 1976, 11:41 PM PST (07:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 8 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-01-17 07:41:57 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.526° N, 121.087° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18495 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18495 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18495 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.22 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 18495 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18495 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.34 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18495 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18495 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18495 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18494 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18494 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.09 km SSW of Diablo Grande, California · 18494 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.77 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18493 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18492 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.16 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18491 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18491 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18490 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18490 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18490 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18490 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18490 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18489 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18489 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18489 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, California · 18489 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.97 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18488 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.87 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18488 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.86 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 18487 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.16 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 18487 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18487 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.617 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18487 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 18487 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 18487 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.4Central California · 18486 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.75 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18486 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18485 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 4.05 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18485 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.65 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18485 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.64 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18484 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18484 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.83 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.94 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18484 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.90 km SW of Parkfield, California · 18483 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18483 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18482 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18482 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18482 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.04 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18482 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.825 km NE of King City, California · 18482 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 3.021 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18481 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18481 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.617 km SW of Volta, California · 18481 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18480 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.6Central California · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 18480 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.8Central California · 18480 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.315 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18480 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.56 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18480 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028435. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.