California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km SW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Three Rocks, California on Sat, May 16, 1981, 4:35 PM PDT (23:35 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 14 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-16 23:35:16 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.313° N, 120.553° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.520 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16563 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.218 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.020 km S of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.618km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.620 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.523 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.929km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.214km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.516km S of Avenal, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.321 km S of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.516 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.11 km NNE of Atascadero, California · 16560 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16559 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16557 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.823 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.620 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.36 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16554 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.112 km NW of Huron, California · 16551 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.717 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.612 km W of Avenal, California · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16548 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.416 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16543 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 4.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16540 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.55 km SSE of Cambria, California · 16539 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.316 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.023km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 3.013 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16565 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.85 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.18 km W of Huron, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16569 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16572 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.626 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.86 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16574 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.720 km E of Big Sur, California · 16574 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063709. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.