M3.1 earthquake 9km SW of Alpaugh, CA

Magnitude

3.1 (Mc), minor

Magnitude from

Southern California Seismic Network

Local time

Mon, Sep 20, 1982, 10:33 AM PDT

UTC

1982-09-20 17:33:35 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.827° N, 119.560° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

134°

Stations used

0

• Alpaugh, CaliforniaPopulation 1,026. Forecast9 kmSW
• Delano, CaliforniaPopulation 52,733. Forecast29 kmWNW
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast61 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast231 kmNNW

After

1. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 3:42 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
2. 1.821 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 4:20 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.424 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 5:00 AM PDT · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
4. 1.714 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 12:53 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.924 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 5:39 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
6. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 9:39 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.620 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 10:32 PM PDT · 16076 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
8. 2.020km NW of Grapevine, CAFri, Oct 1, 1:28 AM PDT · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 5:18 AM PDT · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.420 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 5:29 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
11. 1.95 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 6:36 AM PDT · 16067 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
12. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 8, 4:49 PM PDT · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 12:17 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
14. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 4:22 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 11:42 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
16. 1.97km W of Kernville, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:40 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
17. 3.514km NW of Oildale, CAMon, Oct 18, 5:49 PM PDT · 16055 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
18. 2.715km NW of Grapevine, CATue, Oct 19, 6:44 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.06km ENE of Lindsay, CAMon, Oct 25, 3:11 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
20. 2.422 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:32 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
21. 1.618 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:37 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:38 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.921 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:43 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:46 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:47 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
26. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:51 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
27. 2.019 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:09 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:30 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.58 km SSE of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:30 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
30. 3.524km N of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 25, 4:32 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:34 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
32. 1.919 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:34 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.019 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:57 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
34. 2.119 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 5:14 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
35. 1.722 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 5:40 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
36. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 5:51 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
37. 2.120 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 6:46 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.520 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 7:13 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
39. 2.521 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 8:04 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 8:52 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 10:18 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
43. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 2:26 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
44. 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 8:48 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
45. 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 10:43 AM PDT · 16047 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
46. 2.514km N of Simmler, CATue, Oct 26, 5:46 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
47. 2.110 km S of San Joaquin, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 10:10 AM PDT · 16047 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
48. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 11:58 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 7:17 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
50. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 10:15 PM PDT · 16043 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
51. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 8:09 PM PST · 16042 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
52. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 1:38 PM PST · 16039 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
53. 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 1:47 PM PST · 16039 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
54. 2.725km NW of Buttonwillow, CAWed, Nov 3, 10:15 PM PST · 16039 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
55. 2.215km NNE of Taft, CAThu, Nov 4, 10:13 AM PST · 16038 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
56. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Nov 5, 10:24 AM PST · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
57. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 7, 12:50 AM PST · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
58. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 10, 1:13 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
59. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 4:08 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
60. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 2:25 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

1. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 18, 12:04 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.639km ENE of Porterville, CAThu, Sep 16, 12:31 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.719km NW of Grapevine, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:42 AM PDT · 16089 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
4. 2.99km ESE of Pixley, CASat, Sep 4, 12:03 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.818km N of Pine Mountain Club, CAMon, Aug 23, 3:30 PM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 12:46 PM PDT · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci507942. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:07 AM UTC.