California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 23 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 23 km W of Three Rocks, California on Thu, May 7, 1981, 6:40 PM PDT (01:40 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km SW of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-08 01:40:49 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.513° N, 120.649° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16579 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.626 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16578 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16577 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16577 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16577 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.79 km E of Gilroy, California · 16577 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16575 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.18 km W of Huron, California · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16573 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16571 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.013 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16571 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16570 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16570 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 3.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16569 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.218 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16568 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16568 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.020 km S of Avenal, California · 16568 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.618km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.620 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16568 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.523 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16568 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.214km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.516km S of Avenal, CA · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.321 km S of Avenal, California · 16567 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 3.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.516 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16566 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16565 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16564 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.81 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16564 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16563 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16563 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16563 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16563 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16562 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16560 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16560 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.620 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16560 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 16560 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16559 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16580 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.720 km E of Big Sur, California · 16580 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.7Northern California · 16580 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16580 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 16580 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16581 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16581 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.11 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16581 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16581 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16581 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.721 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16583 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.58 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16583 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.821 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16583 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16583 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16585 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16587 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16588 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16588 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16588 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.66 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16589 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063392 (also filed as ci516155). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:13 AM UTC.