M2.5 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, May 12, 1976, 8:59 PM PDT

UTC

1976-05-13 03:59:46 UTC

Depth

1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.596° N, 121.203° 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

±0.08

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

60°

Stations used

12

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast41 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmNW

After

1. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 2:41 AM PDT · 18403 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
2. 3.423 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 6:40 AM PDT · 18403 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 8:50 AM PDT · 18403 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
4. 3.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 5:00 PM PDT · 18403 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
5. 3.26 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, May 13, 6:58 PM PDT · 18403 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.87 km SE of Lexington Hills, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 12:43 AM PDT · 18402 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 2:04 PM PDT · 18402 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
8. 2.08 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 3:51 PM PDT · 18402 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
9. 1.913 km W of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaSat, May 15, 5:23 AM PDT · 18401 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 16, 1:35 AM PDT · 18400 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 16, 6:05 PM PDT · 18400 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
12. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 12:24 AM PDT · 18399 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
13. 3.619 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 1:18 PM PDT · 18399 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 4:50 PM PDT · 18399 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.719 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 6:32 PM PDT · 18399 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.413 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 18, 1:49 PM PDT · 18398 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
17. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, May 18, 5:33 PM PDT · 18398 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, May 18, 9:13 PM PDT · 18398 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 6:44 AM PDT · 18397 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
20. 2.57 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 7:25 PM PDT · 18397 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
21. 3.08 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 9:32 PM PDT · 18397 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
22. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 10:23 PM PDT · 18396 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
23. 2.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, May 19, 10:44 PM PDT · 18396 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
24. 2.3Northern CaliforniaThu, May 20, 12:56 AM PDT · 18396 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
25. 3.023 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, May 20, 5:40 AM PDT · 18396 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, May 21, 1:23 PM PDT · 18395 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
27. 1.74 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 21, 3:30 PM PDT · 18395 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.127 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 22, 6:22 AM PDT · 18394 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
29. 2.29 km NE of San Martin, CASat, May 22, 11:51 AM PDT · 18394 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
30. 2.0Central CaliforniaSat, May 22, 4:35 PM PDT · 18394 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
31. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, May 22, 7:40 PM PDT · 18394 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 23, 4:27 AM PDT · 18393 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
33. 1.87 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSun, May 23, 10:25 AM PDT · 18393 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
34. 4.613 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, May 23, 10:39 AM PDT · 18393 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
35. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 23, 10:42 AM PDT · 18393 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
36. 1.89 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, May 24, 12:53 AM PDT · 18392 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 24, 8:21 AM PDT · 18392 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
38. 3.026 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, May 24, 5:25 PM PDT · 18392 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
39. 2.14 km NNW of Day Valley, CaliforniaTue, May 25, 1:06 AM PDT · 18391 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
40. 3.123 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, May 25, 3:13 AM PDT · 18391 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
41. 2.721 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaTue, May 25, 8:45 AM PDT · 18391 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
42. 1.6Central CaliforniaTue, May 25, 10:53 AM PDT · 18391 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
43. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, May 25, 1:43 PM PDT · 18391 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
44. 1.919 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, May 25, 9:17 PM PDT · 18391 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
45. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 26, 12:29 AM PDT · 18390 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
46. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, May 26, 7:29 PM PDT · 18390 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
47. 2.527 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 1:08 AM PDT · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
48. 2.7Central CaliforniaThu, May 27, 1:19 AM PDT · 18389 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
49. 2.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 3:45 AM PDT · 18389 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
50. 2.814 km SSW of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, May 27, 5:38 AM PDT · 18389 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
51. 2.48 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 5:19 AM PDT · 18386 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
52. 2.323 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 6:27 AM PDT · 18386 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
53. 2.316 km SW of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 1:59 PM PDT · 18386 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
54. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 30, 5:22 PM PDT · 18386 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
55. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 12:49 AM PDT · 18385 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
56. 2.110 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 2:22 AM PDT · 18385 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
57. 3.010 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 6:24 AM PDT · 18385 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
58. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 7:20 AM PDT · 18385 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
59. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 8:03 AM PDT · 18385 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
60. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 31, 8:47 AM PDT · 18385 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

1. 2.715 km SSE of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 7:18 PM PDT · 18404 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
2. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 11:59 AM PDT · 18404 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, May 12, 9:12 AM PDT · 18404 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
4. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 11, 10:12 AM PDT · 18405 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
5. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 11, 7:27 AM PDT · 18405 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, May 11, 4:44 AM PDT · 18405 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 6:47 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 6:44 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.421 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 4:49 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.89 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 1:57 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 10, 12:25 AM PDT · 18406 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
12. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 11:42 PM PDT · 18406 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.97 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 10:46 PM PDT · 18406 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 10:27 PM PDT · 18406 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.27 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 6:45 PM PDT · 18407 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 4:29 PM PDT · 18407 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.62 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 12:37 AM PDT · 18407 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 12:25 AM PDT · 18407 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.17 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 7:15 AM PDT · 18408 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 6:40 PM PDT · 18409 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029682. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.