M1.6 earthquake 11 km NNE of Cambria, California

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Oct 27, 1982, 3:44 PM PDT

UTC

1982-10-27 22:44:34 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.652° N, 121.010° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

9

• Cambria, CaliforniaPopulation 6,032. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Paso Robles, CaliforniaPopulation 27,157. Forecast29 kmW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast94 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast309 kmNW

After

1. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 8:44 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.824 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 10:17 AM PDT · 16044 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 11:58 AM PDT · 16044 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
4. 1.720 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 1:18 PM PDT · 16044 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
5. 3.021 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Oct 28, 5:52 PM PDT · 16043 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
6. 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 2:59 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
7. 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 3:55 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
8. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 6:06 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 7:17 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 9:07 AM PDT · 16043 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
11. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 2:08 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
12. 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 2:16 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
13. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 4:22 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 6:01 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
15. 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 8:56 AM PDT · 16042 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 4:35 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 4:43 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 9:10 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Oct 30, 10:15 PM PDT · 16041 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
20. 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 2:08 AM PST · 16041 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
21. 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 7:54 AM PST · 16041 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
22. 1.519 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 6:10 PM PST · 16040 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
23. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 8:09 PM PST · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
24. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 1:13 AM PST · 16040 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.2Central CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 2:57 AM PST · 16040 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
26. 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Nov 1, 12:35 PM PST · 16040 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
27. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Nov 2, 7:40 AM PST · 16039 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
28. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 1:38 PM PST · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 1:47 PM PST · 16038 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
30. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Nov 3, 5:59 PM PST · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
31. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Nov 5, 10:24 AM PST · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
32. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 7, 12:50 AM PST · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
33. 1.612 km E of Edna, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 4:58 PM PST · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
34. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Nov 9, 12:41 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
35. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 10, 1:13 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 4:08 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
37. 2.237 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 11:43 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
38. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 2:25 PM PST · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 7:58 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
40. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 11:08 AM PST · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
41. 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 1:57 PM PST · 16029 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
42. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 5:24 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
43. 1.821 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 11:20 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
44. 1.637 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 5:07 AM PST · 16028 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
45. 2.116 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 1:55 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 2:26 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
47. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 8:18 PM PST · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
48. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 12:12 AM PST · 16026 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
49. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 10:56 PM PST · 16025 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
50. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Nov 17, 12:56 AM PST · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
51. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 12:48 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
52. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 10:06 AM PST · 16023 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
53. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 8:39 PM PST · 16022 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
54. 1.924 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Nov 19, 4:38 AM PST · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
55. 2.226 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, Nov 19, 10:39 PM PST · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
56. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 12:00 AM PST · 16021 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
57. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Nov 20, 5:52 AM PST · 16021 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Nov 21, 11:01 AM PST · 16020 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
59. 2.024 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Nov 22, 12:17 AM PST · 16019 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
60. 1.810 km WSW of Cambria, CaliforniaMon, Nov 22, 10:21 AM PST · 16019 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

1. 3.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 2:29 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 1:12 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
3. 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Oct 27, 9:02 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.514km N of Simmler, CATue, Oct 26, 5:46 PM PDT · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 2:15 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 1:42 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
7. 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 10:43 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
8. 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 8:48 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
9. 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 6:24 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
10. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 5:22 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
11. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 2:26 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 1:16 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Oct 26, 12:52 AM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
14. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 10:51 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 10:33 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
16. 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 10:18 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
17. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 9:55 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 9:29 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 9:01 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
20. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 8:52 PM PDT · 16046 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081024. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.