California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Mar 15, 1977, 5:20 AM PST (13:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-03-15 13:20:57 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 121.154° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
30

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 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18100 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18099 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18099 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 18099 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18099 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18099 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.85 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 18099 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18099 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18099 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.39 km NW of Hollister, California · 18099 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18099 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 18099 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.010 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18099 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.221 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.69 km NW of Hollister, California · 18098 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 3.05 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.15 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18098 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18098 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.25 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18098 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.49 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.121 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.724 km NNE of King City, California · 18097 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18097 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18096 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18095 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.33 km NE of Day Valley, California · 18095 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18095 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.57 km NNW of Morgan Hill, California · 18095 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.018 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18094 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.224 km NE of Soledad, California · 18093 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18093 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.327 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18092 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18092 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 18092 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18092 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18092 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18092 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.72 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18091 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.327 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18091 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 3.1Central California · 18091 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18091 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.832 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18090 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 18090 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18090 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 18090 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.67 km NE of Gilroy, California · 18089 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.95 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18089 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.521 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18100 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18100 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18100 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.66 km ESE of Lexington Hills, California · 18100 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.023 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18101 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18101 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18101 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18101 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.325 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18102 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.8Central California · 18103 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 18103 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.330 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18103 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.228 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18103 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.928 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18104 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18104 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.628 km NE of Soledad, California · 18104 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.03 km E of Hollister, California · 18105 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.86 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 18105 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 18105 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.414 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18105 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1034372. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.