California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sat, Aug 28, 1976, 3:16 AM PDT (10:16 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-08-28 10:16:52 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.602° N, 121.214° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.913 km ENE of Hollister, California · 18297 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.736 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18296 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.311 km E of Gilroy, California · 18296 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18296 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.628 km NE of King City, California · 18296 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.621 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18295 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.020 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18295 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18295 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18295 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18294 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.45 km NNE of San Martin, California · 18294 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 18294 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18293 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.438 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18293 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.913 km E of East Foothills, California · 18293 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18293 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.015 km E of Seven Trees, California · 18293 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.312 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18292 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.93 km W of Hollister, California · 18292 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.6Central California · 18292 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.924 km SE of Big Sur, California · 18291 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18291 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 3.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18291 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.316 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 18291 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 3.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18291 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.38 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18291 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.98 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18290 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.48 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18290 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.5Central California · 18290 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18290 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.05 km S of Ridgemark, California · 18290 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 18290 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18290 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18290 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18289 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18289 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18289 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.49 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 18289 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18289 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.36 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18289 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18289 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 18289 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18288 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.732 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18288 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18287 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18287 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18287 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 4.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18287 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18286 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18286 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.112 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18286 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.522 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18286 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.327 km NE of Soledad, California · 18286 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 18286 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 18285 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18285 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.619 km E of East Foothills, California · 18284 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.82 km SSW of Campbell, California · 18284 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.916 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18284 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18284 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18298 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18298 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.327 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18299 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 18299 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18299 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.814 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18300 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.97 km WNW of Hollister, California · 18300 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18300 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18300 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 18301 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18301 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.510 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18301 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 18302 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18302 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18302 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18302 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.722 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18302 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 18303 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.37 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18303 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.52 km E of Day Valley, California · 18304 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1031228. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.