California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km NE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Aromas, California on Mon, Aug 16, 1982, 8:50 AM PDT (15:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km NE of Corralitos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-16 15:50:36 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.920° N, 121.591° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.313km W of Bonny Doon, CA · 16112 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16112 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.72 km SW of Dublin, California · 16112 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.6Central California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.6Central California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.31 km SW of Dublin, California · 16111 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.32 km SSW of Dublin, California · 16109 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16109 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.813 km SE of Livermore, California · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16108 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.87 km E of East Foothills, California · 16107 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 3.98 km N of East Foothills, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16104 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.814 km E of East Foothills, California · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.03 km NE of Fremont, California · 16100 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.1Central California · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 16116 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.924 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16117 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077610. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.