M1.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Paso Robles, California

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Oct 6, 1981, 5:33 AM PDT

UTC

1981-10-06 12:33:43 UTC

Depth

5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.604° N, 120.763° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

25

• Paso Robles, CaliforniaPopulation 27,157. Forecast7 kmWSW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast78 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast287 kmNW

After

1. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 8, 7:58 AM PDT · 16429 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
2. 1.923 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Oct 9, 6:55 AM PDT · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.423km ENE of Santa Maria, CASat, Oct 10, 2:40 PM PDT · 16427 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.1Central CaliforniaSun, Oct 11, 12:40 AM PDT · 16426 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
5. 1.98 km WSW of Atascadero, CaliforniaSun, Oct 11, 2:05 PM PDT · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.68 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaMon, Oct 12, 12:28 PM PDT · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Oct 13, 6:59 PM PDT · 16423 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.528 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Oct 15, 11:19 PM PDT · 16421 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 23, 12:00 AM PDT · 16414 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
10. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 12:53 PM PST · 16412 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 12:24 AM PST · 16410 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
12. 2.213 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 9:52 AM PST · 16410 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.86 km NE of Cambria, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 3:09 PM PST · 16410 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 4:20 PM PST · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 2:16 PM PST · 16409 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.531 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 29, 4:09 PM PST · 16408 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.62 km S of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 8:20 PM PST · 16406 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 12:34 AM PST · 16406 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
19. 2.424 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 2, 3:57 PM PST · 16404 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 2:18 AM PST · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 12:53 PM PST · 16402 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
22. 1.87 km SW of Templeton, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 5:47 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
23. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 5:52 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
24. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 4:56 PM PST · 16399 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
25. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 7:40 PM PST · 16397 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
26. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 7:45 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
27. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 9:26 AM PST · 16396 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 6:31 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
29. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 11:29 PM PST · 16390 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 12:28 PM PST · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 11:24 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
32. 1.921 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 12:34 PM PST · 16385 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
33. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Nov 22, 3:26 AM PST · 16384 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:06 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 2:58 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
36. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 10:48 AM PST · 16380 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
37. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 7:52 AM PST · 16379 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
38. 2.315 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:09 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
39. 1.76 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:21 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
40. 1.86 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 10:06 PM PST · 16378 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
41. 1.68 km SW of Templeton, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 4:52 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
42. 1.814 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 1:03 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
43. 1.721 km WSW of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 10:50 PM PST · 16374 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
44. 3.122 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Dec 4, 5:34 AM PST · 16372 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 2.08 km W of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Oct 5, 10:57 PM PDT · 16431 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.015km S of Kettleman City, CAMon, Oct 5, 2:30 PM PDT · 16432 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 2, 9:21 AM PDT · 16435 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
4. 2.514 km SSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 2:13 PM PDT · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Sep 30, 6:04 AM PDT · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.810 km NNE of Cayucos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 28, 7:25 PM PDT · 16438 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.927 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 27, 1:01 AM PDT · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
8. 3.014 km SSE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 26, 7:03 AM PDT · 16441 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
9. 2.112 km SE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Sep 26, 7:03 AM PDT · 16441 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.2Central CaliforniaFri, Sep 25, 3:23 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Sep 25, 12:42 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.725 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Sep 25, 9:43 AM PDT · 16442 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.9Central CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 7:30 PM PDT · 16442 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.59 km WSW of Atascadero, CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 5:47 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
15. 2.217 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Sep 24, 2:29 AM PDT · 16443 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
16. 2.337 km WSW of Guadalupe, CaliforniaWed, Sep 23, 5:33 AM PDT · 16444 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.926 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Sep 21, 1:07 PM PDT · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
18. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Sep 18, 1:19 PM PDT · 16449 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
19. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Sep 18, 7:45 AM PDT · 16449 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
20. 1.514 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Sep 17, 1:39 AM PDT · 16450 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1068344. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.