M1.7 earthquake 9 km NE of Big Sur, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 13, 1982, 7:59 PM PST

UTC

1982-03-14 03:59:38 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.320° N, 121.717° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

124°

Stations used

28

• Big Sur, CaliforniaPopulation 1,000. Forecast10 kmNE
• Seaside, CaliforniaPopulation 33,025. Forecast35 kmSSE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast40 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast404 kmNW

After

1. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 7:14 PM PST · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
2. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 7:07 AM PST · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 10:53 PM PST · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 1:18 AM PST · 16262 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
5. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 3:21 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.814 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 6:34 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 11:57 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
8. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 5:10 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 5:42 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 18, 2:55 PM PST · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
11. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Mar 19, 6:19 AM PST · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Mar 19, 12:11 PM PST · 16258 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 9:03 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 12:52 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.524 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 3:56 PM PST · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
16. 2.03 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 6:54 PM PST · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
17. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 10:01 PM PST · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
18. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 24, 12:52 AM PST · 16254 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.511 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaWed, Mar 24, 7:48 AM PST · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.54 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 1:18 AM PST · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
21. 2.64 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 1:23 AM PST · 16252 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
22. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 2:08 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 6:24 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
24. 2.75 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 9:38 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 12:05 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 3:10 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
27. 1.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 5:06 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
28. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 9:58 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 11:08 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
30. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 4:36 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
31. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 11:08 PM PST · 16249 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 6:04 AM PST · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Mar 31, 8:51 AM PST · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
34. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 12:02 AM PST · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 10:58 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
36. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 11:05 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
37. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 11:12 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 1:53 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
39. 1.69 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 6:21 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
40. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 5:16 AM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
41. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 2:02 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:34 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
43. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:50 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
44. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:52 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
45. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 8:31 PM PST · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
46. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 12:04 AM PST · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
47. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CATue, Apr 6, 7:19 PM PST · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
48. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 6:56 AM PST · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
49. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 1:32 PM PST · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
50. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 12:36 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
51. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 1:02 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
52. 2.710 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 8:28 AM PST · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
53. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 11:42 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
54. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 11:47 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
55. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 12:47 PM PST · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
56. 3.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 9:30 PM PST · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
57. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 10:17 PM PST · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
58. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 2:45 AM PST · 16235 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
59. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 8:35 PM PST · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
60. 2.824 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Apr 12, 8:55 AM PST · 16234 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

1. 2.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Mar 12, 8:27 PM PST · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
2. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Mar 12, 3:07 PM PST · 16265 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 2:14 PM PST · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 10, 1:58 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.623 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 9, 8:10 AM PST · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Mar 8, 1:23 PM PST · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 10:23 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
8. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 9:15 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 6:00 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
10. 2.2Central CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 12:44 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
11. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Mar 6, 5:11 AM PST · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 1:00 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 12:28 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 4, 7:56 PM PST · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
15. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 4, 3:00 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaWed, Mar 3, 8:16 AM PST · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 6:41 PM PST · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 11:48 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
19. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 10:56 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 2:48 AM PST · 16276 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072883. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.