California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Sunol, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Sunol, California on Sat, Mar 13, 1976, 11:00 AM PST (19:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 3 km WSW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-03-13 19:00:07 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.535° N, 121.904° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.33 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.46 km S of Sunol, California · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.910 km NW of Volta, California · 18455 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.9Central California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.67 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18454 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.62 km NE of Diablo, California · 18454 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.510 km NW of Hollister, California · 18453 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.626 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.026 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18453 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.0Northern California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.318 km WSW of Volta, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.61 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.78 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18452 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.58 km SE of Sunol, California · 18452 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.31 km NNE of Montara, California · 18452 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.726 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 18451 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.12 km E of North Gate, California · 18451 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 18451 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.56 km NNE of San Martin, California · 18450 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.23 km NE of Fairview, California · 18450 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.015 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18449 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.17 km S of Sunol, California · 18448 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.07 km S of Sunol, California · 18448 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.29 km ESE of Livermore, California · 18448 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.77 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18447 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.3Northern California · 18447 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.415 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 18447 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.23 km NE of Fairview, California · 18446 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 1.7Northern California · 18446 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.1Northern California · 18446 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.57 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 18445 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18444 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.48 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18444 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.816 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18444 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.818 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18444 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.66 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18443 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.96 km S of Sunol, California · 18443 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.67 km S of Sunol, California · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.77 km S of Sunol, California · 18443 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18443 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.110 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 18443 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.910 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18441 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.016 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18440 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18440 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.711 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 18440 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.810 km NW of Hollister, California · 18440 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.0Central California · 18438 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.04 km N of Day Valley, California · 18438 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.09 km NW of Hollister, California · 18437 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.93 km SSW of Broadmoor, California · 18437 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.06 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18437 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.19 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18436 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18435 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18434 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.85 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18434 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.813 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18434 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 3.06 km S of Sunol, California · 18455 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.32 km NNE of Piedmont, California · 18456 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.28 km SE of Livermore, California · 18456 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18456 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18456 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.33 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18456 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.713 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 18457 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.0Northern California · 18457 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18457 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.216 km WSW of Volta, California · 18457 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.88 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18458 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.617 km ESE of Livermore, California · 18459 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.92 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18459 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.02 km SW of Los Altos Hills, California · 18459 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.43 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 18459 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.03 km ENE of San Ramon, California · 18459 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.32 km SE of Walnut Creek, California · 18460 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.83 km NE of San Ramon, California · 18460 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18460 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029101. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:34 PM UTC.