California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km SW of Volta, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Volta, California on Mon, Feb 16, 1976, 11:17 AM PST (19:17 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 25 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1976-02-16 19:17:40 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.982° N, 121.058° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
37

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18461 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.97 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18461 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18461 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.84 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18461 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18460 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.916 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18460 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18459 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.29 km NW of Hollister, California · 18459 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18459 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.617 km ESE of Livermore, California · 18459 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.931 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18459 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18458 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18458 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18458 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18458 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.216 km WSW of Volta, California · 18457 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18457 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18457 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18457 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.0Northern California · 18457 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.713 km W of Diablo Grande, California · 18457 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.33 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18456 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 18456 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.617 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18456 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18456 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18456 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18456 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.016 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18456 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.014 km SSE of Livermore, California · 18456 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.28 km SE of Livermore, California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.924 km NE of King City, California · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 3.06 km S of Sunol, California · 18455 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.76 km SSW of Sunol, California · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.422 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.03 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.33 km WSW of Hollister, California · 18455 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.46 km S of Sunol, California · 18455 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.910 km NW of Volta, California · 18455 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.616 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18455 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.9Central California · 18454 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.325 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18454 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.224 km NE of Soledad, CA · 18454 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.67 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18454 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18454 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18454 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.510 km NW of Hollister, California · 18453 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.925 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18453 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18453 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18453 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.626 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.026 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18452 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 3.5Central California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18452 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18452 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 190.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1028829. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC.