California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Nov 1, 1977, 3:34 PM PST (23:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

Soledad forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-11-01 23:34:47 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 121.071° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17868 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17867 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17867 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 17867 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.317 km SW of Lockwood, California · 17867 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.524 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17866 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17866 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17866 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17866 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17866 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17866 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17866 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17866 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17866 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 17865 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17865 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.232 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17865 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 3.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 3.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 3.418 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 3.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17865 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17864 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17864 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17864 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.14 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17864 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.59 km NW of Hollister, California · 17864 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17863 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17863 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.720 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17863 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17862 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17862 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.025 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17862 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.419 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17861 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17860 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17860 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17858 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.710 km NW of Hollister, California · 17858 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17858 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.210 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17858 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.37 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 17857 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17856 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.08 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 17856 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.62 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 17855 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17854 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 3.010 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 17854 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 17853 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.51 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17853 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17868 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17868 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17869 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.917 km N of San Simeon, California · 17869 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17870 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17870 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17870 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17870 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17870 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17871 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17871 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.19 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17872 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.73 km SE of San Ardo, California · 17872 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17872 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17872 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17872 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 3.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17872 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.218 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 17873 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17873 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.16 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17874 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1037508. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.