California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km W of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km W of Coalinga, California on Sat, Dec 10, 1977, 11:20 AM PST (19:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 22 km NE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-10 19:20:43 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.181° N, 120.642° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.628 km NE of Soledad, California · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17816 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17816 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.923 km ENE of King City, California · 17815 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.420 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17814 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17814 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.222 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17814 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 4.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17813 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17813 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17813 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17812 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.56 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 17812 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17812 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17812 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17812 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17811 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.920 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17810 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17810 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17809 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.010 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17807 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17806 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17806 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.51 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17805 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.7Central California · 17804 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17803 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 17802 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.510 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17801 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.4Central California · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.27 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17801 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 3.012 km SE of Parkfield, California · 17800 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.912 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17800 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17800 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.54 km NNW of Biola, California · 17799 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.14 km N of Biola, California · 17799 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17798 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.96km SSE of Biola, CA · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.91 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.619 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 17797 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.6Central California · 17797 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17797 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.9Central California · 17797 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.45 km NW of Kerman, California · 17797 days ago · -1 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.312 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17796 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.6Central California · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.1Central California · 17796 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.022 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 17796 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 3.1Central California · 17796 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.127 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17796 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.812 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17795 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.621 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17795 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 17819 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.620 km S of Avenal, California · 17819 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 17820 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17822 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17822 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 17823 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.62 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17825 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17825 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.69 km W of Oak Shores, California · 17825 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17825 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.912 km NE of Cambria, California · 17826 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.622 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 17826 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17827 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.53 km SSE of Bradley, California · 17828 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.72 km S of Bradley, California · 17828 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 17828 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038089. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.