M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Apr 30, 1976, 12:37 PM PDT

UTC

1976-04-30 19:37:02 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.580° N, 121.183° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.71

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

44°

Stations used

18

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast21 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast387 kmNW

After

1. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Apr 30, 9:52 PM PDT · 18418 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
2. 2.011 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, May 1, 4:08 PM PDT · 18417 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
3. 1.78 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 5:09 AM PDT · 18416 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.321 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 1:16 PM PDT · 18416 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
5. 2.325 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 2:36 PM PDT · 18415 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.45 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 3:08 PM PDT · 18415 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.24 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 5:28 PM PDT · 18415 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.322 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 6:08 PM PDT · 18415 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.525 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 3, 8:00 PM PDT · 18415 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
10. 2.215 km SSE of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaTue, May 4, 10:44 PM PDT · 18414 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
11. 3.311 km W of Huron, CaliforniaWed, May 5, 11:01 AM PDT · 18414 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.734 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, May 6, 8:04 AM PDT · 18413 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
13. 2.011 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 1:05 AM PDT · 18412 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 11:15 AM PDT · 18412 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.65 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 1:57 PM PDT · 18412 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
16. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 4:07 PM PDT · 18411 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
17. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 6:40 PM PDT · 18411 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
18. 2.17 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 18411 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 12:25 AM PDT · 18410 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
20. 1.62 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 12:37 AM PDT · 18410 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
21. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 4:29 PM PDT · 18409 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.27 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 6:45 PM PDT · 18409 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
23. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 10:27 PM PDT · 18409 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
24. 1.97 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 10:46 PM PDT · 18409 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
25. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 11:42 PM PDT · 18409 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
26. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 12:25 AM PDT · 18409 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
27. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 1:57 AM PDT · 18409 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
28. 2.421 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 4:49 AM PDT · 18409 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
29. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 6:44 AM PDT · 18409 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
30. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 6:47 AM PDT · 18409 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
31. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, May 11, 4:44 AM PDT · 18408 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
32. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 11, 7:27 AM PDT · 18408 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
33. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 11, 10:12 AM PDT · 18408 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
34. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 9:12 AM PDT · 18407 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
35. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 11:59 AM PDT · 18407 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
36. 2.715 km SSE of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 7:18 PM PDT · 18406 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
37. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 8:59 PM PDT · 18406 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 2:41 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
39. 3.423 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 6:40 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
40. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 8:50 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
41. 3.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 5:00 PM PDT · 18405 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
42. 3.26 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 6:58 PM PDT · 18405 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
43. 1.87 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 12:43 AM PDT · 18405 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
44. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 2:04 PM PDT · 18404 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.08 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 3:51 PM PDT · 18404 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
46. 1.913 km W of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaSat, May 15, 5:23 AM PDT · 18404 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
47. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 16, 1:35 AM PDT · 18403 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
48. 2.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 16, 6:05 PM PDT · 18402 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
49. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 12:24 AM PDT · 18402 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
50. 1.910 km SE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 6:58 AM PDT · 18402 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
51. 3.619 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 1:18 PM PDT · 18402 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
52. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 4:50 PM PDT · 18401 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
53. 2.719 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 6:32 PM PDT · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
54. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 18, 1:49 PM PDT · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
55. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, May 18, 5:33 PM PDT · 18400 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
56. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, May 18, 9:13 PM PDT · 18400 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
57. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 6:44 AM PDT · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
58. 3.08 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 9:32 PM PDT · 18399 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
59. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 10:23 PM PDT · 18399 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
60. 2.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 10:44 PM PDT · 18399 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

1. 2.45 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 30, 3:09 AM PDT · 18419 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 29, 10:19 PM PDT · 18419 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.37 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Apr 29, 3:43 AM PDT · 18420 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.63 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 9:16 PM PDT · 18421 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.024 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 6:12 PM PDT · 18421 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
6. 2.617 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 5:20 PM PDT · 18421 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
7. 2.922 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 4:25 AM PDT · 18422 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 4:10 AM PDT · 18422 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 18422 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 12:55 AM PDT · 18422 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 26, 9:46 PM PDT · 18422 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.15 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 26, 4:38 PM PDT · 18422 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
13. 3.24 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 26, 2:27 PM PDT · 18422 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
14. 1.95 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaMon, Apr 26, 11:10 AM PDT · 18423 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
15. 3.94 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 25, 10:20 PM PDT · 18423 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
16. 2.64 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 25, 10:18 PM PDT · 18423 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 25, 8:24 PM PDT · 18423 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
18. 3.728 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 25, 5:37 PM PDT · 18423 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
19. 2.68 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Apr 25, 2:04 PM PDT · 18423 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
20. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 10:38 PM PST · 18424 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029557. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.