M1.5 earthquake 11 km NNE of Cambria, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Mar 24, 1982, 7:48 AM PST

UTC

1982-03-24 15:48:18 UTC

Depth

5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.658° N, 121.038° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

15

• Cambria, CaliforniaPopulation 6,032. Forecast11 kmNNE
• Paso Robles, CaliforniaPopulation 27,157. Forecast32 kmW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast96 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast311 kmNW

After

1. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 25, 12:03 PM PST · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 2:08 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 9:58 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 11:08 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 11:08 PM PST · 16249 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Mar 31, 8:51 AM PST · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 3, 6:04 AM PST · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
8. 2.110 km W of Avila Beach, CaliforniaSat, Apr 3, 10:53 AM PST · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
9. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 5:16 AM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 2:02 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
11. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:34 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 11:12 AM PST · 16241 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 11:14 AM PST · 16241 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 8:34 AM PST · 16240 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
15. 2.27 km NW of San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 4:17 PM PST · 16240 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
16. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CATue, Apr 6, 7:19 PM PST · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 1:32 PM PST · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 12:36 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 10:17 PM PST · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
20. 2.824 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Apr 12, 8:55 AM PST · 16234 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
21. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 14, 10:54 AM PST · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
22. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 18, 9:22 PM PST · 16228 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
23. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 19, 3:34 PM PST · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
24. 2.530 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Apr 21, 4:03 PM PST · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.524 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Apr 22, 6:27 PM PST · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
26. 2.924 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 23, 4:56 AM PST · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
27. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Apr 24, 1:47 AM PST · 16222 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
28. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 25, 7:10 AM PDT · 16221 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
29. 1.627 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Apr 27, 12:13 AM PDT · 16220 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
30. 1.913 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaWed, Apr 28, 11:08 PM PDT · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
31. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 29, 12:48 PM PDT · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
32. 3.84km SSE of Santa Maria, CAThu, Apr 29, 11:43 PM PDT · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
33. 2.24km SW of Santa Maria, CASat, May 1, 6:12 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
34. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 1, 8:08 PM PDT · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
35. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, May 2, 12:09 AM PDT · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
36. 1.924 km NNE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, May 2, 11:15 PM PDT · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.926 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, May 4, 3:13 AM PDT · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
38. 1.510 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, May 6, 11:15 PM PDT · 16210 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
39. 3.16 km W of Paso Robles, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 3:26 PM PDT · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.26 km W of Paso Robles, CaliforniaFri, May 7, 10:33 PM PDT · 16209 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
41. 1.87 km W of Paso Robles, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 8:37 AM PDT · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
42. 2.122 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, May 8, 9:04 PM PDT · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
43. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, May 9, 7:48 PM PDT · 16207 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
44. 2.113 km SSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaFri, May 14, 7:03 PM PDT · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
45. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, May 16, 12:11 PM PDT · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 2:55 PM PDT · 16199 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
47. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, May 17, 6:08 PM PDT · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
48. 1.713 km WSW of Avila Beach, CaliforniaSun, May 23, 12:41 AM PDT · 16194 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away

Before

1. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 10:01 PM PST · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.524 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 3:56 PM PST · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.52 km SSW of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 2:36 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 4:25 AM PST · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 6:56 AM PST · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 11:57 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.814 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 6:34 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 3:21 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 1:18 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 7:07 AM PST · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 3:48 AM PST · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 7:14 PM PST · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.52 km WSW of Edna, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 1:58 AM PST · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.79 km NE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Mar 13, 7:59 PM PST · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 9:55 PM PST · 16266 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.21 km N of Grover Beach, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 12:47 AM PST · 16267 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.623 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 9, 8:10 AM PST · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 12:05 AM PST · 16273 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Mar 3, 4:40 PM PST · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 6:41 PM PST · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073184. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.