California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Aug 11, 1977, 10:03 AM PDT (17:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-08-11 17:03:14 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.546° N, 121.139° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17949 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.35 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17949 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17947 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.725 km NNE of King City, California · 17947 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17947 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 17946 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17946 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.618 km E of East Foothills, California · 17945 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17945 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.630 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17945 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17945 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17944 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.05 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17944 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.524 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17944 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17944 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.69 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17944 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17944 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.510 km NNW of Avenal, California · 17943 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17943 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17943 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17942 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.7Central California · 17941 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17941 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.4Central California · 17940 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17940 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17939 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.63 km W of Ridgemark, California · 17938 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17938 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17937 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.813 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 17937 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17936 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17936 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 17936 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17935 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.07 km NE of Big Sur, California · 17935 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17935 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.220 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17935 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.820 km NE of Soledad, California · 17934 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.929 km NE of Soledad, California · 17934 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.78 km NW of Hollister, California · 17933 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17932 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.34 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17932 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17932 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 3.03 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17932 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17932 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.312 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 17931 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17931 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17931 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17930 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17930 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17930 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17929 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 2.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17929 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.19 km NW of Hollister, California · 17928 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17928 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.818 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 17927 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17927 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17927 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.930 km NE of Soledad, California · 17926 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 1.532 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17926 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 174.

Before

  1. 2.920 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17951 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 17951 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.98 km NW of Hollister, California · 17951 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.56 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17951 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.923 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.95 km E of Interlaken, California · 17952 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.722 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.77 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 17952 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 17952 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17952 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 17954 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.01 km W of Pacific Grove, California · 17954 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.73 km W of Hollister, California · 17955 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17955 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17955 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.59 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17956 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1036236. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.