California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Mar 16, 1976, 6:19 AM PST (14:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km SSE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-16 14:19:45 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.492° N, 121.070° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.51
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Central California · 18447 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 18446 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.53 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 18446 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18446 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.5Central California · 18445 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18445 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18444 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.526 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18444 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.66 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18443 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.110 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18443 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18442 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.6Central California · 18441 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18441 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.711 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 18440 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.810 km NW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18439 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.0Central California · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.422 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18438 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.0Central California · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.04 km N of Day Valley, California · 18437 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18437 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18436 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18435 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18435 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18435 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18435 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18434 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.47 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18433 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.216 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18433 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.52 km NW of Hollister, California · 18432 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.03 km WNW of Pacific Grove, California · 18432 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.94 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18432 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.79 km NW of Hollister, California · 18432 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.64 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18432 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18432 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18431 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.413 km N of Hollister, California · 18431 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 3.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18431 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.96 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18430 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.921 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18430 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18429 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18429 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 3.532 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18429 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18429 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.54 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18428 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18428 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18428 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18428 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18428 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 3.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 18428 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 3.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18428 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 187.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029140. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.