California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 13 km SE of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Parkfield, California on Tue, Oct 27, 1981, 9:52 AM PST (17:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 16 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-10-27 17:52:53 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.795° N, 120.346° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NE of Cambria, California · 16401 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16400 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.531 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.62 km S of Parkfield, California · 16397 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 16393 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.87 km SW of Templeton, California · 16392 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16392 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16388 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.29km ENE of Buttonwillow, CA · 16383 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16381 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.921 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16375 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.76 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.86 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.68 km SW of Templeton, California · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.814 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16366 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 3.122 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16363 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.97 km NE of Cambria, California · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16356 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16354 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.8Central California · 16354 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.038 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 3.038 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.632 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16351 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16350 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.537 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16350 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16350 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.538 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.037 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16348 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.938 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16348 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.914 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16348 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16348 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16347 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16347 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.827 km W of Lockwood, California · 16344 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.931 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16343 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.112 km WSW of Callender, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.528 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16412 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.68 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16416 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.98 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.1Central California · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.732 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16418 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.423km ENE of Santa Maria, CA · 16418 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 16419 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16420 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.56 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.08 km W of Huron, California · 16422 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.015km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16423 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16426 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.514 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16428 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16428 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16429 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068981 (also filed as ci526160). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:20 AM UTC.