M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Jun 21, 1976, 8:34 AM PDT

UTC

1976-06-21 15:34:28 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.565° N, 121.158° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.75

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

17

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNW

After

1. 2.321 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jun 22, 7:49 AM PDT · 18367 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
2. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jun 22, 10:57 AM PDT · 18367 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
3. 2.023 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 4:17 AM PDT · 18366 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
4. 2.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 8:16 AM PDT · 18366 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
5. 2.325 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 3:41 PM PDT · 18365 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
6. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Jun 23, 11:50 PM PDT · 18365 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
7. 2.41 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 6:29 AM PDT · 18365 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jun 24, 7:29 AM PDT · 18365 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jun 25, 12:50 AM PDT · 18364 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
10. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 25, 4:28 AM PDT · 18364 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
11. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jun 25, 8:03 AM PDT · 18364 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
12. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 12:37 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.07 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 1:14 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.323 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 3:00 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
15. 3.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 5:09 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 5:11 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.65 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 7:10 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.39 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 7:18 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.35 km S of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 8:13 AM PDT · 18363 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.119 km WSW of Volta, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 12:31 PM PDT · 18362 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
21. 2.826 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 26, 1:43 PM PDT · 18362 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
22. 1.931 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jun 27, 4:38 AM PDT · 18362 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 27, 5:33 AM PDT · 18362 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Jun 27, 5:48 AM PDT · 18362 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
25. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jun 27, 8:43 AM PDT · 18362 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
26. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 27, 8:49 AM PDT · 18362 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
27. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 27, 3:04 PM PDT · 18361 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
28. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaMon, Jun 28, 3:55 AM PDT · 18361 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jun 28, 8:12 AM PDT · 18361 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.016 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaMon, Jun 28, 9:31 PM PDT · 18360 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
31. 1.86 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jun 29, 5:18 AM PDT · 18360 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
32. 2.2Central CaliforniaTue, Jun 29, 6:01 AM PDT · 18360 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
33. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jun 29, 8:01 AM PDT · 18360 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
34. 2.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Jun 29, 1:51 PM PDT · 18359 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.68 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaTue, Jun 29, 9:29 PM PDT · 18359 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
36. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 1:17 AM PDT · 18359 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
37. 1.99 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 1:24 AM PDT · 18359 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
38. 2.314 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 4:20 AM PDT · 18359 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
39. 2.024 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 9:13 AM PDT · 18359 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
40. 1.9Central CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 9:03 PM PDT · 18358 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 30, 10:23 PM PDT · 18358 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
42. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 1, 1:10 AM PDT · 18358 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
43. 4.016 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 1, 10:30 AM PDT · 18358 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
44. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 12:05 AM PDT · 18357 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
45. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 9:01 AM PDT · 18357 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
46. 2.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 9:02 AM PDT · 18357 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
47. 2.18 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 3:13 PM PDT · 18356 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
48. 2.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 5:22 PM PDT · 18356 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
49. 1.919 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaSat, Jul 3, 4:22 PM PDT · 18355 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 3, 7:15 PM PDT · 18355 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
51. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 4:36 AM PDT · 18355 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
52. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 12:46 PM PDT · 18354 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
53. 2.326 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 9:27 PM PDT · 18354 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
54. 1.829 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 12:08 AM PDT · 18354 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
55. 1.731 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 1:13 AM PDT · 18354 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
56. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 11:18 AM PDT · 18353 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
57. 2.721 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 5:32 PM PDT · 18353 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
58. 2.225 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 6:01 PM PDT · 18353 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
59. 2.426 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 7:11 PM PDT · 18353 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
60. 2.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 8:03 PM PDT · 18353 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

1. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 7:24 AM PDT · 18368 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jun 21, 7:23 AM PDT · 18368 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
3. 3.512 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jun 20, 7:07 PM PDT · 18368 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.211 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jun 20, 3:48 PM PDT · 18368 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.317 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 20, 10:31 AM PDT · 18369 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
6. 3.016 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jun 20, 8:07 AM PDT · 18369 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
7. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 20, 4:36 AM PDT · 18369 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
8. 1.66 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Jun 20, 2:06 AM PDT · 18369 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
9. 3.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 11:30 PM PDT · 18369 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 12:02 PM PDT · 18369 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
11. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, Jun 19, 4:17 AM PDT · 18370 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
12. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Jun 18, 9:21 PM PDT · 18370 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.829 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 18, 7:55 PM PDT · 18370 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
14. 3.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 17, 2:51 PM PDT · 18371 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
15. 2.49 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Jun 17, 7:42 AM PDT · 18372 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
16. 2.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 11:29 PM PDT · 18372 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 4:50 PM PDT · 18372 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
18. 2.36 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 9:43 AM PDT · 18373 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
19. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 8:53 AM PDT · 18373 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 16, 12:14 AM PDT · 18373 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1030097. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.