California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Mar 1, 1976, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km WSW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-01 23:06:07 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.498° N, 121.073° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.53
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.910 km NW of Volta, California · 18455 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.616 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.9Central California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.325 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18454 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.224 km NE of Soledad, CA · 18454 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18454 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18454 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.211 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18453 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18453 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.510 km NW of Hollister, California · 18453 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.925 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18453 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18453 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 3.5Central California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18452 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.126 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18452 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.318 km WSW of Volta, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.61 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.912 km N of Whitley Gardens, California · 18452 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.5Central California · 18452 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.78 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18452 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 4.3Central California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.916 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.916 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.316 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.317 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.716 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.716 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.825 km NE of King City, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.917 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.117 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.63 km S of Oak Shores, California · 18451 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.56 km NNE of San Martin, California · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.95 km SW of King City, California · 18450 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18449 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.7Central California · 18449 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 3.528 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18448 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 3.229 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18448 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.77 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.415 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18447 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.6Central California · 18447 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.6Central California · 18446 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.53 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18446 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18446 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.5Central California · 18445 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18445 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18444 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.526 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18444 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.66 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18443 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.110 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18443 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 191.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028963. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.