M1.6 earthquake 26 km SE of Big Sur, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Oct 29, 1982, 3:55 AM PDT

UTC

1982-10-29 10:55:46 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.088° N, 121.619° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

187°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

22

• Big Sur, CaliforniaPopulation 1,000. Forecast26 kmSE
• Greenfield, CaliforniaPopulation 17,184. Forecast43 kmSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast66 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast382 kmNW

After

1. 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 2:16 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 3:37 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 4:22 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 8:56 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 10:58 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 4:35 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 4:43 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 2:08 AM PST · 16044 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
10. 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 7:54 AM PST · 16044 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 12:49 PM PST · 16044 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
12. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 8:09 PM PST · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 9:51 PM PST · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
14. 2.2Central CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 2:57 AM PST · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
15. 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 12:35 PM PST · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Nov 2, 7:40 AM PST · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
17. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 5:20 PM PST · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 5:59 PM PST · 16040 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 4, 4:25 AM PST · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
20. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Nov 4, 5:39 PM PST · 16039 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Nov 6, 11:12 PM PST · 16037 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
22. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 7, 12:50 AM PST · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
23. 2.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 8:45 AM PST · 16036 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 12:07 PM PST · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 6:08 PM PST · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
26. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 9:50 PM PST · 16035 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
27. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Nov 9, 12:41 AM PST · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
28. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 10, 1:13 AM PST · 16034 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
29. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 4:08 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
30. 2.237 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 11:43 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
31. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 7:58 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 11:08 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
33. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 12:23 PM PST · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
34. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 12:25 PM PST · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
35. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 5:24 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.637 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 5:07 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
37. 3.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 12:18 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
38. 1.6Central CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 12:42 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
39. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 7:48 PM PST · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
40. 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 6:53 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.616 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 4:52 PM PST · 16029 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
42. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 8:18 PM PST · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
43. 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 9:17 PM PST · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
44. 1.916 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 2:40 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
45. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 10:56 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
46. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Nov 17, 12:56 AM PST · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
47. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaWed, Nov 17, 8:20 AM PST · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 12:48 AM PST · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
49. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 9:36 AM PST · 16026 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
50. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 10:06 AM PST · 16026 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
51. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 8:39 PM PST · 16025 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
52. 1.924 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Nov 19, 4:38 AM PST · 16025 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
53. 2.226 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Nov 19, 10:39 PM PST · 16024 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
54. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 12:00 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
55. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 5:52 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
56. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 6:40 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
57. 1.734 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 6:16 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
58. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 6:51 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
59. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 10:04 PM PST · 16023 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
60. 1.98 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Nov 21, 1:38 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

1. 1.720 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 1:18 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 12:27 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 8:50 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
4. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 3:44 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 9:02 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 6:24 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 5:17 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 10:33 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 8:10 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 6:08 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
11. 1.820 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 6:04 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.223 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:59 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.07 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:16 AM PDT · 16050 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
14. 1.630 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 11:32 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
15. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 3:24 PM PDT · 16050 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
16. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 11:34 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.125 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 23, 5:28 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
18. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 23, 3:15 AM PDT · 16052 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
19. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 4:01 AM PDT · 16053 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
20. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 3:48 AM PDT · 16053 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081096. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.