California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 1 km ESE of Aromas, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of Aromas, California on Sun, Oct 17, 1982, 1:46 PM PDT (20:46 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 15 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-17 20:46:28 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.882° N, 121.626° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
81

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 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16044 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.78 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16044 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.312 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16041 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16040 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.125 km NNE of King City, California · 16040 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16039 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16039 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.07 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.220 km SW of Los Banos, California · 16038 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16038 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.720 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.87 km S of Sunol, California · 16035 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 2.2Central California · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.710 km SE of Livermore, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.53 km W of Livermore, California · 16027 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.03 km W of Livermore, California · 16027 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.03 km W of Livermore, California · 16026 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.518 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 16025 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.518 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16023 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.33 km ESE of Los Gatos, California · 16023 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.932 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16022 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.311 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16022 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 3.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.6Central California · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 3.09 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16018 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.616 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.916 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16017 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.215 km SW of Volta, California · 16016 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16015 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16014 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16047 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.615 km S of Davenport, California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.615 km SW of Santa Cruz, California · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.93 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 16049 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16050 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16050 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16051 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.67 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16051 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.52 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.43 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 16052 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16052 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080423. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.