California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Feb 11, 1977, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central 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
1977-02-11 21:13:51 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.523° N, 121.115° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.49
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.423 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18130 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18130 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.35 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18130 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18130 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.15 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18130 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.28 km ENE of San Martin, California · 18129 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18129 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18129 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.324 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18129 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.92 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18129 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18128 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18128 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 18128 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.520 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 18128 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18128 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 3.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18128 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18128 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18127 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.222 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18127 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18127 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18127 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.425 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18126 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18126 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18126 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18126 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 3.524 km NE of King City, California · 18126 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 3.032 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18126 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.2Central California · 18126 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.51 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18126 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 2.42 km N of Aromas, California · 18126 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.89 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18126 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.12 km WSW of Huron, California · 18125 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.010 km NNE of Day Valley, California · 18125 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.88 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18125 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18125 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.29 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 18125 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.99 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 18124 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18124 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18124 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18123 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18123 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.47 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 18123 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18123 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.823 km NE of King City, California · 18122 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18122 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18122 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18122 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18121 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 3.29 km NNW of Avenal, California · 18131 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18131 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18131 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18131 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.922 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18132 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18132 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.516 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18132 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.77 km NE of Aromas, California · 18132 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18132 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18132 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18133 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18133 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.118 km W of San Simeon, California · 18133 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18133 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18133 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.731 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18133 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.48 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 18133 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18134 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1033845. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.