California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Sep 27, 1976, 6:23 AM PDT (13:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km W of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-09-27 13:23:15 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.501° N, 121.083° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.73
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
25

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 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km SW of Gonzales, California · 18266 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18266 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.35 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18266 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.612 km E of Parkfield, California · 18266 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18266 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18266 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18265 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18265 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.32 km NE of Interlaken, California · 18265 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.623 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18265 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18264 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 18264 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18263 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18263 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18263 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.425 km NNE of King City, California · 18263 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.82 km E of Aromas, California · 18263 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18263 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.96 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18263 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 18262 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18262 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18261 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.020 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18261 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.75 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 18261 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.17 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18260 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.05 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 18260 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18260 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.04 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18260 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.930 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18259 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 18259 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18259 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.922 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18258 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.78 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18258 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.16 km S of Volta, California · 18258 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18257 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.416 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18257 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.87 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18256 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18256 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 3.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18256 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.4Central California · 18256 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.77 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18255 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.79 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18254 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18254 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.7Central California · 18254 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18254 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 1.54 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18254 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 3.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18254 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.315 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18254 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18253 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 18252 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18251 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.523 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18251 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18250 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 18250 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18250 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18250 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18249 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18249 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18249 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.216 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18248 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.810 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18267 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18267 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18267 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18267 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.77 km ENE of Hollister, California · 18267 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18268 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.6Central California · 18268 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18268 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.613 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 18268 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.17 km NE of Hollister, California · 18268 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.916 km SW of Los Banos, California · 18269 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.8Central California · 18269 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.228 km NE of Soledad, California · 18270 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18270 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18271 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18271 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.09 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18271 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18271 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.6Central California · 18272 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.010 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18272 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1031699. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.