California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, Oct 8, 1977, 11:05 AM PDT (18:05 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-10-08 18:05:11 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.492° N, 121.067° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 17875 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.920 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17875 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17875 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17874 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17874 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.610 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17874 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17874 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17874 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.56 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17874 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.822 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 17873 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17873 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.730 km NE of Soledad, California · 17873 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.88 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17873 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.58 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17873 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 17873 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 17873 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.6Central California · 17873 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17873 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.725 km NNE of King City, California · 17872 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17872 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17872 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17871 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17871 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17871 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 17870 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.839 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 17870 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17869 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17869 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.716 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 17869 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 17868 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17868 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17868 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17868 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.629 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17868 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.99 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17868 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 17867 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.03 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 17866 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17865 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17865 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.88 km NW of Hollister, California · 17864 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.16 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17863 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17862 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.218 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17862 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17861 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17861 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17861 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17861 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.73 km SE of San Ardo, California · 17861 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.19 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17861 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17860 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17860 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17859 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17859 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17859 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17859 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17859 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.917 km N of San Simeon, California · 17858 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17858 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17857 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17857 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 184.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1037174. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.