California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Parkfield, California on Sun, Feb 22, 1981, 9:06 AM PST (17:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km SSW of Edna, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-22 17:06:30 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.943° N, 120.485° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.22 km SSW of Edna, California · 16647 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.621 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.032km E of Cholame, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16643 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.79 km W of Huron, California · 16641 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.127 km NE of Soledad, California · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.321 km WSW of Los Osos, California · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16637 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.112 km SSW of San Simeon, California · 16634 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.630 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.31km ENE of Avila Beach, CA · 16626 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.66km WSW of Avila Beach, CA · 16626 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16623 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16620 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.8Central California · 16619 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16617 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.03 km SW of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16615 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16615 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16614 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.6Central California · 16613 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, California · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16606 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 3.836 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16606 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.83 km N of Avenal, California · 16648 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.919 km S of Avenal, California · 16650 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16650 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.822km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16651 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.110 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.121 km S of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.88 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.76 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.421 km S of Avenal, California · 16653 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.322km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.323km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16653 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.120km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16654 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.331km E of Cholame, CA · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060650. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.