California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Feb 22, 1976, 3:40 AM PST (11:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-02-22 11:40:09 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.601° N, 121.202° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18484 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.55 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18484 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18484 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18484 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 18483 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18483 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18483 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18483 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18483 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18483 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.716 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18482 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18482 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18482 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18481 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.25 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18480 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.125 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18480 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18480 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.212 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 18479 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18479 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.33 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18479 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18479 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18479 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.13 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18478 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.618 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18478 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18477 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.67 km NE of Hollister, California · 18477 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18476 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.58 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18476 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18476 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18475 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.825 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.712 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18475 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18475 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18475 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.92 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 18475 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18474 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.216 km E of East Foothills, California · 18474 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.517 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18473 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 18473 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.35 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18473 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18473 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.78 km NW of Hollister, California · 18472 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18472 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.220 km E of East Foothills, California · 18472 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18471 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.67 km SE of Cambrian Park, California · 18471 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18471 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18471 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18470 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 3.236 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18470 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.336 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18470 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18470 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18470 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.910 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18470 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.84 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18470 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18470 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18469 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18469 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18468 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18484 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.917km N of Coalinga, CA · 18484 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.323 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18485 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.4Central California · 18485 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18485 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.28 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18485 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.221 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18485 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 18485 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.025 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18485 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 18486 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18486 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18486 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.8Northern California · 18487 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.6Central California · 18487 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.88 km E of East Foothills, California · 18488 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.515 km W of Volta, California · 18488 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.918 km E of Big Sur, California · 18488 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18488 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18488 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.56 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18488 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028883. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.