California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 27 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Dec 24, 1976, 1:42 AM PST (09:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-12-24 09:42:12 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.541° N, 121.052° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.46
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18179 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18179 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.18 km NW of Hollister, California · 18178 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNE of Hollister, California · 18178 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18178 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18178 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.822 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18177 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18177 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18177 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18176 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.812 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18176 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18176 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.922 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 18176 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.9Central California · 18175 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.223 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18175 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18175 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.22 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18175 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.74 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18174 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.65 km NNE of Corralitos, California · 18174 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18174 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.4Central California · 18173 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.024 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18173 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.87 km E of Interlaken, California · 18173 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 3.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 18173 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18173 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18172 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18172 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18171 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.636 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.936 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.6Northern California · 18170 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18170 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18170 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 3.018 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18170 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18170 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.5Central California · 18170 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.2Central California · 18170 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 3.21 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.63 km SW of Hollister, California · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 3.231 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18168 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 3.428 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 18168 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18168 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.07 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.416 km SW of Lockwood, California · 18167 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18167 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 3.62km ESE of Pasatiempo, CA · 18166 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 3.339 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18166 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18166 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.417 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18166 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18165 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 3.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18165 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18165 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 190.

Before

  1. 2.821 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18179 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.923 km W of Coalinga, California · 18179 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18179 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18180 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18180 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18180 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.85 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18180 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18181 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.717 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18181 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18182 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.931 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18182 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18182 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.2Near the coast of Central California · 18182 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.56 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18182 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18182 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18183 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.2Central California · 18183 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.0Central California · 18183 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.01 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18183 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18183 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1032942. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.