California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 25 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Tue, Aug 3, 1976, 5:38 PM PDT (00:38 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1976-08-04 00:38:28 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.439° N, 120.663° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18323 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18323 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18323 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18323 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18322 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18322 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18322 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18322 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18321 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18321 days ago · -1 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.728 km NE of Soledad, California · 18320 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.91 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18319 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.916 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 18319 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.216 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18318 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.833 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18318 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.533 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18318 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18318 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18318 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.317 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18318 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.933 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18318 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18317 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.735 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18317 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18316 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.633 km NE of Soledad, California · 18316 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.433 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18316 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18315 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 18315 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 18315 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.91 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18314 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 3.322 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18314 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18314 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.427 km NE of Soledad, California · 18314 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.31 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 18314 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.81 km N of Tres Pinos, California · 18314 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18314 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 18313 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.418 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18313 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 18313 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 18313 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18313 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.327 km NE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18312 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18312 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18312 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.226 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18312 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 3.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18312 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 3.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18311 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.225 km NE of Soledad, California · 18311 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18311 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18311 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.89 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18311 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.13 km SSW of Hollister, California · 18311 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.931 km NE of Soledad, California · 18310 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.028 km NE of Soledad, California · 18310 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18309 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.827 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18309 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18308 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18308 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18308 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 2.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18306 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18324 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.5Central California · 18324 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.023 km NE of King City, California · 18324 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.85 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18325 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18325 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.85 km ESE of Aromas, California · 18325 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.024 km NNE of King City, California · 18325 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18326 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.48 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18326 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.926 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 18326 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.66 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 18327 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.22 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18327 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18327 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.9Central California · 18327 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18328 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18328 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18328 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.37 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 18328 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18329 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.613 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18329 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1030751. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.