California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km SE of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Big Sur, California on Mon, Sep 6, 1982, 11:25 PM PDT (06:25 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-09-07 06:25:54 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.123° N, 121.560° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.720 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16091 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16091 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16089 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16088 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16087 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16086 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.724 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16081 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.8Central California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16078 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.711 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.84 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16078 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 4.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16097 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.810 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.1Central California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16104 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078633. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.