M1.9 earthquake 22 km SSE of Avenal, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Feb 9, 1982, 10:42 AM PST

UTC

1982-02-09 18:42:05 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.806° N, 120.074° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 5.1 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

276°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast23 kmSSE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast91 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast257 kmNW

After

1. 1.937 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Feb 9, 7:38 PM PST · 16303 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 11, 8:55 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
3. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 11, 11:06 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
4. 2.23 km SSW of Morro Bay, CaliforniaThu, Feb 11, 7:50 PM PST · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Feb 12, 10:54 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
6. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 13, 11:43 PM PST · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 14, 6:30 PM PST · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.313 km W of Templeton, CaliforniaThu, Feb 18, 4:50 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
9. 1.713 km W of Templeton, CaliforniaThu, Feb 18, 11:16 AM PST · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 18, 10:59 PM PST · 16294 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 6:20 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 8:10 PM PST · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
13. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 27, 8:40 AM PST · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
14. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 12:51 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
15. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CAMon, Mar 1, 4:42 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
16. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 8:06 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CAMon, Mar 1, 11:49 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
18. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Mar 3, 4:40 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
19. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 12:05 AM PST · 16280 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 10:11 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
21. 1.623 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 9, 8:10 AM PST · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
22. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, CaliforniaWed, Mar 10, 12:43 AM PST · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.21 km N of Grover Beach, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 12:47 AM PST · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
24. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 9:55 PM PST · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
25. 3.52 km WSW of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 1:58 AM PST · 16271 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
26. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 3:48 AM PST · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
27. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 6:56 AM PST · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
28. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 4:25 AM PST · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.52 km SSW of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 2:36 AM PST · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
30. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 10:01 PM PST · 16261 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
31. 1.511 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaWed, Mar 24, 7:48 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
32. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 25, 12:03 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
33. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 9:58 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
34. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 11:08 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
35. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 11:08 PM PST · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
36. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Mar 31, 8:51 AM PST · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
37. 2.312 km E of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 1:02 AM PST · 16252 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
38. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 3, 6:04 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
39. 2.110 km W of Avila Beach, CaliforniaSat, Apr 3, 10:53 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 2:58 AM PST · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
41. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 11:12 AM PST · 16249 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
42. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 11:14 AM PST · 16249 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
43. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 8:34 AM PST · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.27 km NW of San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 4:17 PM PST · 16247 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
45. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 1:32 PM PST · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
46. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 12:36 PM PST · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

Before

1. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 7, 11:15 PM PST · 16305 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.06 km SE of Los Osos, CaliforniaFri, Feb 5, 1:36 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Feb 3, 8:00 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Feb 2, 6:32 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 4:46 PM PST · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.78 km ENE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 25, 4:14 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Jan 24, 8:25 PM PST · 16319 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
8. 2.121 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Jan 24, 9:15 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
9. 3.21 km S of Oceano, CaliforniaSat, Jan 23, 3:53 AM PST · 16321 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.610 km NNE of Cayucos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 21, 8:39 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jan 20, 12:36 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.124 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Jan 16, 11:57 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.73 km N of San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 1:29 AM PST · 16333 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071955. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.