M3.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

3.0 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Jul 6, 1976, 11:48 AM PDT

UTC

1976-07-06 18:48:10 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.586° N, 121.188° 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

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

38°

Stations used

36

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast388 kmNW

After

1. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 12:04 PM PDT · 18349 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.522 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 7, 1:26 AM PDT · 18349 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.035 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 7, 3:47 PM PDT · 18348 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
4. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 7, 10:39 PM PDT · 18348 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jul 8, 3:41 AM PDT · 18348 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
6. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jul 8, 7:44 AM PDT · 18347 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
7. 2.325 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 2:02 AM PDT · 18347 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
8. 2.125 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 5:46 AM PDT · 18346 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
9. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 7:41 AM PDT · 18346 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
10. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 9, 9:14 AM PDT · 18346 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
11. 2.624 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jul 10, 9:41 PM PDT · 18345 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
12. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 11, 12:30 PM PDT · 18344 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 4:59 AM PDT · 18343 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
14. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 2:57 PM PDT · 18342 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 6:48 PM PDT · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
16. 2.32 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 7:03 PM PDT · 18342 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 7:11 PM PDT · 18342 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
18. 2.312 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 8:04 PM PDT · 18342 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
19. 3.221 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 1:11 AM PDT · 18342 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
20. 3.129 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 5:12 AM PDT · 18342 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
21. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 9:03 AM PDT · 18341 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
22. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 12:23 AM PDT · 18341 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.05 km ENE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 12:25 PM PDT · 18340 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.618 km S of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 3:25 PM PDT · 18340 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
25. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 7:30 PM PDT · 18340 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.441 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 8:28 AM PDT · 18338 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
27. 1.723 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 6:56 PM PDT · 18338 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 10:41 PM PDT · 18338 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
29. 2.112 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 9:01 AM PDT · 18337 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
30. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 12:25 AM PDT · 18337 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
31. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 1:10 AM PDT · 18337 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
32. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 5:12 AM PDT · 18337 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
33. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 7:44 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
34. 3.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 12:24 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
35. 1.927 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 8:15 AM PDT · 18335 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
36. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 4:22 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
37. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 6:45 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
38. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 10:42 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
39. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 21, 10:45 AM PDT · 18334 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
40. 1.724 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 3:02 AM PDT · 18334 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 4:50 AM PDT · 18334 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 11:08 AM PDT · 18333 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
43. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 1:14 PM PDT · 18333 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
44. 2.9Central CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 6:57 PM PDT · 18333 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
45. 2.21 km N of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 8:58 PM PDT · 18333 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
46. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 11:40 PM PDT · 18333 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
47. 2.2Central CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 12:29 AM PDT · 18333 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
48. 2.526 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 4:40 AM PDT · 18333 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
49. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:14 AM PDT · 18332 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
50. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 9:56 AM PDT · 18332 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
51. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 10:23 AM PDT · 18332 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
52. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 5:40 PM PDT · 18332 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
53. 2.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:14 PM PDT · 18332 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
54. 2.825 km NE of King City, CAFri, Jul 23, 8:15 PM PDT · 18332 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.824 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:22 PM PDT · 18332 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
56. 3.224 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:28 PM PDT · 18332 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
57. 3.928 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:33 PM PDT · 18332 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
58. 2.4Central CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 11:07 AM PDT · 18331 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
59. 3.021 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 3:26 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
60. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 8:42 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 11:12 AM PDT · 18349 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.825 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 5:21 AM PDT · 18349 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.411 km SE of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Jul 6, 12:33 AM PDT · 18350 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
4. 2.425 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 8:33 PM PDT · 18350 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 8:03 PM PDT · 18350 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
6. 2.426 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 7:11 PM PDT · 18350 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.225 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 6:01 PM PDT · 18350 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.721 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 5:32 PM PDT · 18350 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
9. 2.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 11:18 AM PDT · 18350 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.731 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 1:13 AM PDT · 18351 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
11. 1.829 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 5, 12:08 AM PDT · 18351 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.326 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 9:27 PM PDT · 18351 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
13. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 12:46 PM PDT · 18351 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
14. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 4, 4:36 AM PDT · 18352 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 3, 7:15 PM PDT · 18352 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
16. 1.919 km ENE of Gonzales, CaliforniaSat, Jul 3, 4:22 PM PDT · 18352 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
17. 2.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 5:22 PM PDT · 18353 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.18 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 3:13 PM PDT · 18353 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 9:02 AM PDT · 18353 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
20. 3.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Jul 2, 9:01 AM PDT · 18353 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1030367. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.