California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km E of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km E of Big Sur, California on Sun, Feb 21, 1982, 10:19 AM PST (18:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 24 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-21 18:19:22 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.285° N, 121.695° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16282 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.2Central California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16266 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16265 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.79 km NE of Big Sur, California · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.814 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16261 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16258 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.03 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16254 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.510 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16285 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.230 km W of Lockwood, California · 16288 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16289 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16289 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.827 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16290 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072345. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.