California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km N of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km N of Aromas, California on Wed, Feb 16, 1977, 10:16 PM PST (06:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central 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
1977-02-17 06:16:11 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.910° N, 121.641° 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
±0.56
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18126 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.010 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 18125 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.88 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18125 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18125 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.29 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18125 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18124 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18124 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18123 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18123 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.47 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 18123 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.823 km NE of King City, California · 18123 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18122 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.76 km E of East Foothills, California · 18121 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.827 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18121 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.126 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18121 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.16 km NE of East Foothills, California · 18121 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.612 km SSE of Davenport, California · 18121 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 18120 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.813 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 18120 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18120 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.032 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18120 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.419 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18119 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.03 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18119 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.517 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 18119 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.65 km NE of Aromas, California · 18119 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18118 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.98 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18118 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18118 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18118 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.49 km E of San Martin, California · 18118 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.625 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18118 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.08 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 18118 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 3.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18117 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.93 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 18117 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18117 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18117 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18117 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18117 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18117 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.18 km ENE of Seven Trees, California · 18117 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18117 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.62 km W of Cambrian Park, California · 18117 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18116 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.77 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18116 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.919 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18115 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.838 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18115 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18115 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.527 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18114 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18114 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18114 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.432 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18114 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 18114 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 2.18 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18114 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.8Central California · 18114 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.94 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18114 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18113 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.27 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18112 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.51 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18126 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.032 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.524 km NE of King City, California · 18126 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18126 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18126 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18126 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.425 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18127 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.717 km ESE of Livermore, California · 18127 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18127 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18127 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.222 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18127 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.1Northern California · 18127 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18128 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18128 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18129 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.92 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18129 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1033989. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.