California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 31 km WNW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Three Rocks, California on Fri, May 22, 1981, 2:22 AM PDT (09:22 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-22 09:22:43 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.574° N, 120.733° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.81 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16564 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16564 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16564 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16564 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.59 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16563 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16562 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16561 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16561 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.45 km S of Gilroy, California · 16560 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.39 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16560 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.05 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16560 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16560 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.36 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16560 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.35 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16560 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16558 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16558 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.112 km NW of Huron, California · 16558 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16557 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16557 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16557 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16557 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.99 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16556 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.95 km SE of Aromas, California · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16555 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.612 km W of Avenal, California · 16555 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16555 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16554 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16553 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.69 km NNE of Hollister, California · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.416 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16549 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 4.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16549 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16549 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16548 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16548 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16547 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16546 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16546 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16545 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.07km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16545 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.611 km W of Huron, California · 16544 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.4Central California · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 3.22 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.02 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16543 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.62 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.13 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16542 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.23 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16539 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.49 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16538 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16538 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16567 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.516 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.916 km SW of Volta, California · 16567 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.321 km S of Avenal, California · 16568 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.516km S of Avenal, CA · 16568 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.511 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16569 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16570 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.011 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16570 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16570 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16571 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16571 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16571 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 3.013 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16571 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16572 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.55 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16573 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16573 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063898. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.