California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km W of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km W of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Aug 24, 1981, 8:14 PM PDT (03:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 3 km S of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-08-25 03:14:57 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.548° N, 120.808° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16471 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.36 km W of Soledad, California · 16469 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16468 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of King City, California · 16467 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.89 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16466 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16464 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16464 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.84 km W of Gonzales, California · 16464 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16462 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16462 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.840 km W of Lockwood, California · 16461 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.541 km W of Lockwood, California · 16461 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.535 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16460 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16460 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.929 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16459 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16459 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 16458 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16458 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16457 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.55 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16457 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16457 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16457 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16457 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.19 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.62 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16456 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.26 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16456 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.96 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16455 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.815 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16455 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.128 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 16454 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 2.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.237 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16454 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.7Central California · 16453 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.530 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16453 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16453 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.737 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16453 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 3.09 km NE of San Martin, California · 16452 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.541 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.840 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.940 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.638 km W of Lockwood, California · 16452 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.77 km ESE of Prunedale, California · 16452 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.67 km W of Gilroy, California · 16451 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.742 km W of Lockwood, California · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16451 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16451 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16450 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16449 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 3.117 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 16448 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.718 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.514 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16448 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.54 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16447 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16447 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16447 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.511 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16446 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16446 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16446 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16471 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.137 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16471 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16472 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.33 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16472 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16472 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.18 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 16472 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.5Near the coast of Central California · 16472 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16473 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.73 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16474 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.22 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16474 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.738 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16475 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.68 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16475 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.9Central California · 16475 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.19 km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 16475 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16476 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.727 km W of Coalinga, California · 16476 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16476 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.027 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16476 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16477 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.92 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16478 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067093. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:12 PM UTC.