California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Dec 8, 1977, 4:56 PM PST (00:56 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 22 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1977-12-09 00:56:25 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.552° N, 121.135° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km ENE of San Martin, California · 17820 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.613 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 17819 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 17819 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.53 km E of Interlaken, California · 17819 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.725 km W of Coalinga, California · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.512 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17818 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.628 km NE of Soledad, California · 17818 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.95 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17817 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.02 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.612 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17817 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.412 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17817 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17817 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17816 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17816 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.923 km ENE of King City, California · 17815 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.84 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 17814 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.420 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17814 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.75 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 17814 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.222 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17814 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 4.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17813 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.45 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17813 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.421 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.72 km SW of Hollister, California · 17813 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17813 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17813 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17813 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.411 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17812 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.921 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17812 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.426 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17812 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17812 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17811 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.712 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 17811 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.13 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 17811 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.920 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17810 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17810 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17809 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.010 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 17807 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 17806 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.89 km NW of Hollister, California · 17806 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17806 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.51 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 17805 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.66 km NNW of Hollister, California · 17805 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.7Central California · 17804 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17803 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.714 km E of Seven Trees, California · 17803 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 17802 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17801 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.912 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17800 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17800 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.04 km ESE of Aromas, California · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17798 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17798 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.98 km NE of Gilroy, California · 17820 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 17821 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 17822 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 17822 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17822 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 17823 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17823 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.62 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.78 km W of Gilroy, California · 17824 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17824 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17825 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.022 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17825 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17825 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Oak Shores, California · 17825 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17825 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.27 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 17826 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.622 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 17826 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17827 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.53 km SSE of Bradley, California · 17828 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.72 km S of Bradley, California · 17828 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1038068. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.