California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jul 17, 1977, 1:05 PM PDT (20:05 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
1977-07-17 20:05:33 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.558° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
28

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 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17974 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.74 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17974 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17973 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 17973 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17972 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.825 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17972 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17971 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.623 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17971 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 17969 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.024 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17968 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.86 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17966 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17966 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.22 km ENE of Aromas, California · 17966 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 17965 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.55 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17965 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17965 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17965 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.51 km N of Hollister, California · 17964 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.49 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17963 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 17963 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 17962 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.89 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17961 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.112 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17961 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.718 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17961 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17961 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.918 km SSW of Volta, California · 17960 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17960 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17960 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17959 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 17958 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17958 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17958 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.52 km WNW of Hollister, California · 17958 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17958 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.55 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17958 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.86 km ENE of Hollister, California · 17957 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 17957 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 17957 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.425 km NE of Soledad, California · 17957 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 17957 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.924 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17957 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17955 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17955 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17954 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.73 km W of Hollister, California · 17954 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.01 km W of Pacific Grove, California · 17953 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 17953 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 3.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.77 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17952 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.722 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 17952 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.923 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.56 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17951 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 17951 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 17951 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 2.0Central California · 17975 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.28 km NW of Hollister, California · 17975 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17975 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17975 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.625 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17977 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17977 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.622 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17978 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17978 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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