M2.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Sep 12, 1976, 7:22 PM PDT

UTC

1976-09-13 02:22:46 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.562° N, 121.159° 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

±0.39

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

50°

Stations used

24

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast21 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNW

After

1. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 13, 4:02 AM PDT · 18282 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
2. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 13, 2:32 PM PDT · 18282 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
3. 2.123 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Sep 13, 10:03 PM PDT · 18281 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.628 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Sep 14, 1:16 AM PDT · 18281 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
5. 2.15 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Sep 14, 1:53 AM PDT · 18281 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
6. 1.71 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Sep 14, 3:20 AM PDT · 18281 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 1:44 AM PDT · 18280 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
8. 1.720 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 6:52 AM PDT · 18280 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
9. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 9:17 AM PDT · 18280 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 11:22 AM PDT · 18280 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
11. 2.08 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 5:13 PM PDT · 18280 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
12. 1.76 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Sep 15, 11:08 PM PDT · 18279 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 16, 12:51 PM PDT · 18279 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
14. 2.814 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 4:35 AM PDT · 18278 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 7:37 AM PDT · 18278 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 17, 6:59 PM PDT · 18277 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
17. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 3:52 AM PDT · 18277 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
18. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 4:36 AM PDT · 18277 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
19. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 4:37 AM PDT · 18277 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
20. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 4:22 PM PDT · 18277 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
21. 2.212 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 19, 3:56 PM PDT · 18276 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
22. 1.6Central CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 5:50 AM PDT · 18274 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.66 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 6:13 AM PDT · 18274 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
24. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Sep 21, 4:23 PM PDT · 18274 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
25. 2.6Central CaliforniaWed, Sep 22, 5:51 AM PDT · 18273 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
26. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 4:24 AM PDT · 18272 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
27. 3.09 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 5:23 AM PDT · 18272 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
28. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 6:05 AM PDT · 18272 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 23, 6:57 AM PDT · 18272 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 1:40 AM PDT · 18271 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
31. 2.228 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 24, 4:31 AM PDT · 18271 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
32. 1.916 km SW of Los Banos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 7:09 AM PDT · 18270 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
33. 3.17 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 11:16 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
34. 2.613 km S of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 25, 11:22 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 12:46 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
36. 1.6Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
37. 2.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 2:52 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
38. 2.77 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 11:38 AM PDT · 18269 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
39. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 4:12 PM PDT · 18269 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
40. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 8:53 PM PDT · 18268 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
41. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 11:10 PM PDT · 18268 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.810 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 1:00 AM PDT · 18268 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
43. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 6:23 AM PDT · 18268 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
44. 2.25 km SW of Gonzales, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 10:29 AM PDT · 18268 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
45. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 1:02 PM PDT · 18268 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
46. 2.35 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 6:32 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
47. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 3:08 AM PDT · 18267 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
48. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 7:56 AM PDT · 18267 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 4:14 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
50. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 5:00 PM PDT · 18267 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
51. 2.32 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 12:32 AM PDT · 18266 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
52. 2.623 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 2:39 AM PDT · 18266 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
53. 2.824 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 6:24 PM PDT · 18265 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
54. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 8:54 PM PDT · 18265 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
55. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 12:18 PM PDT · 18265 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
56. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 12:43 PM PDT · 18265 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
57. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 7:41 PM PDT · 18264 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
58. 2.425 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 18264 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
59. 1.82 km E of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 8:31 PM PDT · 18264 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
60. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 11:37 PM PDT · 18264 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 184.

Before

1. 1.76 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 3:30 PM PDT · 18283 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.76 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 10:27 AM PDT · 18283 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
3. 3.77 km SSE of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 4:35 AM PDT · 18283 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
4. 3.09 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Sep 12, 3:05 AM PDT · 18283 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.76 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 11:31 PM PDT · 18283 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
6. 2.06 km NE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 10:38 PM PDT · 18283 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
7. 3.122 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 8:26 AM PDT · 18284 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
8. 2.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 3:10 AM PDT · 18284 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
9. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 2:45 AM PDT · 18284 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
10. 3.318 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 2:28 AM PDT · 18284 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.66 km ENE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, Sep 11, 12:24 AM PDT · 18284 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
12. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Sep 10, 12:05 PM PDT · 18285 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
13. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 10, 10:04 AM PDT · 18285 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.916 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Sep 10, 5:19 AM PDT · 18285 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
15. 1.619 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 8:00 PM PDT · 18285 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 9, 2:55 PM PDT · 18286 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
17. 2.523 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 8:37 PM PDT · 18286 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
18. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 1:17 PM PDT · 18287 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.327 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 10:01 AM PDT · 18287 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
20. 2.522 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 7:11 AM PDT · 18287 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1031504. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.