California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 36 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 36 km W of Three Rocks, California on Sat, Jan 1, 1977, 11:02 AM PST (19:02 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km NNW of Hollister, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1977-01-01 19:02:34 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.546° N, 120.801° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
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: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.936 km W of Three Rocks, California · 18171 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.6Northern California · 18171 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18171 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 18171 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.018 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 18171 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 18171 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.5Central California · 18171 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.2Central California · 18170 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.21 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 18170 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18169 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.63 km SW of Hollister, California · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18169 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.231 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18168 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.428 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 18168 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.015 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18168 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.07 km NNE of San Simeon, California · 18168 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.416 km SW of Lockwood, California · 18168 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18168 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 3.339 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 18167 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 3.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18167 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.417 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18166 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18166 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.012 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18166 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.112 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18166 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18166 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.812 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18166 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18165 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.68 km NW of Hollister, California · 18165 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.322 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18165 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.923 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18164 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.24 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 18164 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.224 km NE of Soledad, California · 18164 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 18163 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18163 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.99 km NW of Hollister, California · 18162 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18161 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.610 km NW of Hollister, California · 18161 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18161 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.511 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18160 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.6Central California · 18160 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18160 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.29 km N of Big Sur, California · 18160 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.74 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 18160 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.14 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18159 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18159 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.15 km SW of Gilroy, California · 18159 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.819 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18158 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 18158 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.511 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18158 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 3.018 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18158 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.816 km NW of San Simeon, California · 18158 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18158 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 3.71 km E of Aromas, California · 18158 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18157 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.611 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18157 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.510 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 18157 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18171 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 18172 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, California · 18172 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.917 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 18173 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 18173 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.87 km E of Interlaken, California · 18174 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18174 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.4Central California · 18174 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18174 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.74 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 18175 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.22 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 18175 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18176 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.223 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18176 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.9Central California · 18176 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.922 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 18176 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 18176 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 18176 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 18177 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18177 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1033060. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.