California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Central California on Wed, Jul 6, 1977, 7:05 AM PDT (14:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-07-06 14:05:17 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.866° N, 121.493° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17985 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17985 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.32 km S of Campbell, California · 17985 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.76 km NE of Big Sur, California · 17984 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17984 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.0Central California · 17984 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.88 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17984 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.98 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17984 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17984 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.78 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17984 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17984 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.59 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17984 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 17983 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.616 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 17983 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.09 km SE of La Honda, California · 17982 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17981 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.98 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17980 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.926 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17980 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17980 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.74 km E of Interlaken, California · 17978 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17977 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17977 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17976 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17975 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17975 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 17975 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.0Central California · 17975 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17974 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17974 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.74 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17974 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17973 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 17972 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17972 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.825 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17972 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.623 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17971 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 17969 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 3.024 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17968 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.86 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17966 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17966 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.22 km ENE of Aromas, California · 17966 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.810 km SE of Livermore, California · 17965 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 3.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17965 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 3.51 km SSW of Loyola, California · 17964 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.51 km N of Hollister, California · 17964 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.71 km SSW of Loyola, California · 17964 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.49 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17963 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 17963 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17986 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17987 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17987 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.211 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17988 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17988 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 17988 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.126 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17989 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.63 km SSE of Fairview, California · 17989 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17989 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.26 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17991 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.68 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17991 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.95 km S of Gilroy, California · 17992 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17993 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.55 km S of Gilroy, CA · 17993 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.05 km S of Gilroy, California · 17993 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.013 km SE of Livermore, California · 17993 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.514 km SE of Livermore, California · 17994 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 3.114 km SE of Livermore, California · 17994 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.92 km SE of Ladera, California · 17995 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17995 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1035708. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:06 AM UTC.