California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central California on Sat, Mar 5, 1977, 5:29 PM PST (01:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-03-06 01:29:27 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.619° N, 121.228° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 166 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18108 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.58 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.821 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18108 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 18108 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.55 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18107 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.713 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 18107 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18107 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18106 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.921 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18106 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.414 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18105 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 18105 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.86 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 18105 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.03 km E of Hollister, California · 18104 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.628 km NE of Soledad, California · 18104 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18103 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.928 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18103 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.228 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18102 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.330 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18102 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 18102 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.8Central California · 18102 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.325 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18101 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18101 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18100 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18100 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18100 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.52 km WNW of Cambrian Park, California · 18100 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.66 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 18099 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18099 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18099 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.521 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18099 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18099 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18099 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18099 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18099 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 18099 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18098 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 3.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18098 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18098 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 18098 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 3.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 3.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 2.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.221 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18097 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 3.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.15 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18097 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18097 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.821 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18108 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.721 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18108 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18108 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.321 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18108 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18109 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.520 km NE of Soledad, California · 18109 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18110 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.78 km NE of San Martin, California · 18110 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18110 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18110 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18110 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18110 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.620 km NE of Soledad, California · 18110 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18110 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.58 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18110 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18111 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18111 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18111 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.27 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18112 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18112 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1034285. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.