M1.9 earthquake 27 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Jul 20, 1976, 8:15 AM PDT

UTC

1976-07-20 15:15:55 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.573° N, 121.083° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.53

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

103°

Stations used

13

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast27 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast52 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast381 kmNW

After

1. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 4:22 PM PDT · 18338 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
2. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 6:45 PM PDT · 18338 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 10:42 PM PDT · 18338 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
4. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 21, 10:45 AM PDT · 18338 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
5. 1.724 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 3:02 AM PDT · 18337 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
6. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 4:50 AM PDT · 18337 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
7. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 11:08 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.65 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 1:14 PM PDT · 18336 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.9Central CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 6:57 PM PDT · 18336 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.21 km N of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 8:58 PM PDT · 18336 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 22, 11:40 PM PDT · 18336 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.2Central CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 12:29 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.526 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 4:40 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
14. 1.92 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:14 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 9:56 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
16. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 10:23 AM PDT · 18336 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.613 km ESE of Alum Rock, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 5:40 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:14 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.825 km NE of King City, CAFri, Jul 23, 8:15 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.824 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:22 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
21. 3.224 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:28 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
22. 3.928 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 23, 8:33 PM PDT · 18335 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
23. 2.4Central CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 11:07 AM PDT · 18334 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
24. 3.021 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 3:26 PM PDT · 18334 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
25. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 8:42 PM PDT · 18334 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
26. 1.88 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Jul 24, 10:13 PM PDT · 18334 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
27. 2.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 12:30 AM PDT · 18334 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
28. 2.521 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Jul 25, 5:59 AM PDT · 18334 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
29. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 26, 6:50 AM PDT · 18333 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
30. 3.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 26, 7:00 AM PDT · 18333 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
31. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 26, 5:27 PM PDT · 18332 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
32. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 12:00 AM PDT · 18332 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.926 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 2:54 AM PDT · 18332 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
34. 1.62 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 5:55 AM PDT · 18332 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
35. 3.220 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 1:17 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
36. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 11:18 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 11:21 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
38. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 11:28 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
39. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 27, 11:29 PM PDT · 18331 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
40. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 12:00 AM PDT · 18331 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
41. 1.710 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 8:08 AM PDT · 18331 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
42. 3.316 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 8:16 PM PDT · 18330 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
43. 2.11 km ENE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Jul 28, 11:40 PM PDT · 18330 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
44. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 29, 1:33 AM PDT · 18330 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.17 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaThu, Jul 29, 2:18 AM PDT · 18330 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
46. 2.613 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jul 29, 6:58 AM PDT · 18330 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
47. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 29, 9:36 AM PDT · 18330 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
48. 2.37 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jul 29, 2:57 PM PDT · 18329 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
49. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jul 29, 8:36 PM PDT · 18329 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
50. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 3:22 AM PDT · 18329 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
51. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 11:37 AM PDT · 18328 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
52. 1.9Central CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 5:59 PM PDT · 18328 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
53. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 30, 7:34 PM PDT · 18328 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
54. 3.22 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 12:40 AM PDT · 18328 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
55. 1.66 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 12:57 AM PDT · 18328 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
56. 1.926 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Jul 31, 4:29 PM PDT · 18327 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
57. 2.48 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Aug 1, 1:07 AM PDT · 18327 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
58. 1.92 km NNE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Aug 1, 5:52 AM PDT · 18327 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
59. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 1, 12:02 PM PDT · 18326 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
60. 1.76 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, Aug 1, 1:07 PM PDT · 18326 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

1. 3.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 20, 12:24 AM PDT · 18339 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 7:44 AM PDT · 18340 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 5:12 AM PDT · 18340 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
4. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 1:10 AM PDT · 18340 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
5. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jul 19, 12:25 AM PDT · 18340 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
6. 2.112 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Jul 18, 9:01 AM PDT · 18341 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 10:41 PM PDT · 18341 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.723 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 6:56 PM PDT · 18341 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.441 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 17, 8:28 AM PDT · 18342 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
10. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 7:30 PM PDT · 18343 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.618 km S of Diablo Grande, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 3:25 PM PDT · 18343 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
12. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 15, 12:23 AM PDT · 18344 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
13. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 9:03 AM PDT · 18345 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
14. 3.129 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 5:12 AM PDT · 18345 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
15. 3.221 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Jul 14, 1:11 AM PDT · 18345 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.312 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 8:04 PM PDT · 18345 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 7:11 PM PDT · 18345 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.32 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 7:03 PM PDT · 18345 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 6:48 PM PDT · 18345 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Jul 13, 2:57 PM PDT · 18345 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1030547. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:21 AM UTC.