California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 16 km WSW of Callender, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Callender, California on Wed, Jan 13, 1982, 8:52 AM PST (16:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km S of Oceano, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-13 16:52:17 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.007° N, 120.767° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16315 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.21 km S of Oceano, California · 16313 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.511 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.515km NNW of Goleta, CA · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.06 km SE of Los Osos, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.23 km SSW of Morro Bay, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.313 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.713 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.58km N of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.632km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 16267 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.21 km N of Grover Beach, California · 16266 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.52 km WSW of Edna, California · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 2.932 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.73 km N of San Luis Obispo, California · 16325 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.09 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 16330 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.817 km E of Edna, California · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Edna, California · 16339 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.112 km WSW of Callender, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071207 (also filed as ci104600). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 PM UTC.