California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km ENE of Patterson, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Patterson, California on Fri, Oct 14, 1977, 1:38 AM PDT (08:38 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 6 km WSW of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ma), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-10-14 08:38:08 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.508° N, 121.025° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
32

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1037250. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.