California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Apr 25, 1976, 8:24 PM PDT (03:24 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 13 km WSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-04-26 03:24:11 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.516° N, 121.093° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18419 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18419 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.95 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18418 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18418 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.15 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18418 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18418 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18417 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18417 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18417 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18417 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.617 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 18417 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.024 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18417 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.63 km E of Aromas, California · 18417 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.37 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18415 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18415 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.45 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18414 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18414 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18414 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.011 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18413 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18411 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 2.321 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18411 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.325 km E of San Ardo, California · 18411 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.45 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18411 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 3.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18411 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.322 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18411 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.525 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18411 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.215 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 18410 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.311 km W of Huron, California · 18409 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.734 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18408 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.011 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18407 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18407 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 18407 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18407 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18407 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.17 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18406 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18405 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.62 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18405 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18405 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.27 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 18405 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18405 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.97 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 18405 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18405 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18404 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, California · 18404 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.421 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18404 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18404 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18404 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18403 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18403 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18403 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18402 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18402 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.715 km SSE of Diablo Grande, California · 18402 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18402 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18401 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.423 km ENE of King City, California · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 3.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 3.26 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18401 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.87 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 18400 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 3.728 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18419 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.68 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 18419 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18420 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.94 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18420 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.4Central California · 18420 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.6Central California · 18420 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.024 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 18421 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18421 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.517 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18422 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 18422 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18422 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.323 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18423 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.927 km NE of Soledad, California · 18423 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.07 km NNE of San Martin, California · 18423 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.213 km NW of Lockwood, California · 18423 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.523 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18424 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18424 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 18424 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18425 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18425 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029520. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.