M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Hollister, California, United States
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Hollister, California, United States at 15:34 local time (22:34 UTC) on 21 Sept 2026, at a depth of 8 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-22 00:07 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 1.7micro
duration magnitude (md) - Depth
- 7.7 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-09-21 22:34:41 UTC
- Local: 21 Sept 2026, 15:34:41 (America/Los Angeles)
- Epicentre
- 36.736° N, 121.431° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| HollisterCalifornia, United States · pop. 37,462 | 13 km | INot felt |
| SalinasCalifornia, United States · pop. 157,380 | 21 km | INot felt |
| GilroyCalifornia, United States · pop. 53,231 | 33 km | INot felt |
| MarinaCalifornia, United States · pop. 21,229 | 33 km | INot felt |
| San JoseCalifornia, United States · pop. 997,368 | 79 km | INot felt |
| StocktonCalifornia, United States · pop. 305,658 | 137 km | INot felt |
| OaklandCalifornia, United States · pop. 419,267 | 140 km | INot felt |
| San FranciscoCalifornia, United States · pop. 827,526 | 144 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · NC.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · NCheadlineNorthern California Seismic System via U.S. Geological Survey | 1.7 md | 7.7 km | 36.74° N, 121.43° W | – | Automatic |
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How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 6 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 8 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M1.7 releases about 12× the energy of M1.0, and its waves are about 5.2× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 6 kg of TNT vs 477 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M1.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
7 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 5 days ago. 1 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M1.7
7 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 10.03 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 10.27 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 41.42 | 2.6 | 6 |
| 45.53 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 89.89 | 2.1 | 8 |
| 110.60 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 139.69 | 2.3 | 8 |
- 2.6Near Hollister, California, United States09-23 16:00
- 2.320 km NE of Gonzales, California, United States09-27 18:15
- 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California, United States09-25 16:27
- 1.915 km S of Hollister, California, United States09-22 08:50
- 1.520 km NE of Gonzales, California, United States09-22 08:36
- 1.59 km N of Gonzales, California, United States09-23 20:06
- 1.1Near Hollister, California, United States09-26 13:10
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id nc75439692. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:12 UTC. Solutions: USGS · NC (usgs:nc75439692). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M1.7 earthquake 13 km SSW of Hollister, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/nc75439692-m1-7-earthquake-13-km-ssw-of-hollister-california-united-states, data from USGS.
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