California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Templeton, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Templeton, California on Wed, Nov 4, 1981, 5:47 PM PST (01:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 22 km NE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-05 01:47:26 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.501° N, 120.769° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16392 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16390 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16388 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16385 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.921 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16375 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.315 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16370 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.76 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.86 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.68 km SW of Templeton, California · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.814 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16366 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.122 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16363 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 16361 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.97 km NE of Cambria, California · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.730 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16356 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.228 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16354 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16352 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.737 km W of Lockwood, California · 16349 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.827 km W of Lockwood, California · 16344 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.112 km WSW of Callender, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.024 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.514 km SW of Coalinga, California · 16340 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.82 km SSW of Edna, California · 16339 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.817 km E of Edna, California · 16337 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.724 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 16393 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 16394 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.62 km S of Parkfield, California · 16397 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.531 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.86 km NE of Cambria, California · 16400 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.213 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16401 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.579km WSW of Avila Beach, CA · 16402 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.78km W of Los Alamos, CA · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.528 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16412 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16414 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.68 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16416 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.98 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16417 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.1Central California · 16417 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.423km ENE of Santa Maria, CA · 16418 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 16419 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.56 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 16422 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.08 km W of Huron, California · 16422 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069199. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.