California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Mar 10, 1976, 6:53 AM PST (14:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-10 14:53:11 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.554° N, 121.148° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.71
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18452 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.3Central California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.916 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.916 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.316 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.317 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.716 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.716 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.825 km NE of King City, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.917 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.117 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18451 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.63 km S of Oak Shores, California · 18451 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.56 km NNE of San Martin, California · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.95 km SW of King City, California · 18450 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18449 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.7Central California · 18449 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.528 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18448 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 3.229 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18448 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.77 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 3.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.415 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18447 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.6Central California · 18447 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 1.6Central California · 18446 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 2.53 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18446 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18446 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.5Central California · 18445 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18445 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18444 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.526 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18444 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.66 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18443 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.110 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18443 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.6Central California · 18441 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18441 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.711 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 18440 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.810 km NW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.0Central California · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.422 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18438 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.0Central California · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.04 km N of Day Valley, California · 18438 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18437 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18436 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18435 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18435 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18435 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18435 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18434 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.47 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18433 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 186.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029067. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.