M1.8 earthquake 10 km WSW of Cambria, California

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Nov 22, 1982, 10:21 AM PST

UTC

1982-11-22 18:21:12 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.527° N, 121.185° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

210°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

17

• Cambria, CaliforniaPopulation 6,032. Forecast10 kmWSW
• Morro Bay, CaliforniaPopulation 10,639. Forecast35 kmWNW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast93 kmNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast315 kmWNW

After

1. 1.89 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 5:15 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.416 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaTue, Nov 23, 10:56 PM PST · 16019 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.514 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Nov 25, 6:56 AM PST · 16018 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 29, 10:29 AM PST · 16014 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
5. 1.77 km WSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Nov 29, 2:30 PM PST · 16013 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CAFri, Dec 3, 9:13 AM PST · 16010 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 7, 12:01 AM PST · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Dec 11, 4:08 PM PST · 16001 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
9. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 6:44 AM PST · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.817 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 5:10 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
11. 1.925 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 12, 7:14 PM PST · 16000 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.12 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 3:16 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.62 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 13, 3:36 PM PST · 15999 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaFri, Dec 17, 11:33 AM PST · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
15. 3.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 1:38 AM PST · 15994 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.611 km SSW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaSun, Dec 19, 6:26 PM PST · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
17. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 20, 9:02 AM PST · 15993 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Dec 20, 2:22 PM PST · 15992 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.114 km SW of Los Osos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 22, 11:34 AM PST · 15991 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
20. 3.11 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 5:51 AM PST · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.717 km SW of Lockwood, CaliforniaThu, Dec 23, 5:46 PM PST · 15989 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
22. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Dec 26, 4:27 PM PST · 15986 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.621 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 1:54 PM PST · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
24. 1.74 km SSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Dec 29, 5:20 PM PST · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.115 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 6:04 AM PST · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.02 km E of Templeton, CaliforniaSat, Jan 1, 8:40 PM PST · 15980 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
27. 2.710km WNW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CASat, Jan 1, 8:51 PM PST · 15980 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Jan 7, 11:15 AM PST · 15975 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.924 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 6:02 PM PST · 15973 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
30. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 11, 5:38 PM PST · 15970 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
31. 1.66 km SSW of Los Osos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 12, 4:42 PM PST · 15969 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
32. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 12, 8:58 PM PST · 15969 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
33. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 1:04 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
34. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 5:27 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
35. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 8:03 PM PST · 15968 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
36. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 10:41 AM PST · 15968 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.736 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 1:20 PM PST · 15968 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
38. 1.525 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 1:26 PM PST · 15968 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.518 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 7:57 AM PST · 15967 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.78 km W of Templeton, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 4:51 PM PST · 15966 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
41. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 10:49 PM PST · 15965 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.834 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 6:31 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
43. 2.036 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaMon, Jan 17, 7:43 PM PST · 15964 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
44. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:02 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 8:44 AM PST · 15961 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 18, 8:39 PM PST · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Nov 17, 12:56 AM PST · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
3. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Nov 15, 10:56 PM PST · 16027 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
4. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 14, 8:18 PM PST · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.116 km W of Guadalupe, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 1:55 PM PST · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.637 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Nov 13, 5:07 AM PST · 16030 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 5:24 PM PST · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
8. 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 1:57 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 11:08 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
10. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Nov 12, 7:58 AM PST · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
11. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 2:25 PM PST · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.237 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 11:43 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 11, 4:08 AM PST · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 10, 1:13 AM PST · 16033 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaTue, Nov 9, 12:41 AM PST · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
16. 1.612 km E of Edna, CaliforniaMon, Nov 8, 4:58 PM PST · 16034 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 7, 12:50 AM PST · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.83km WSW of Orcutt, CASat, Nov 6, 2:36 PM PST · 16036 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
19. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 31, 8:09 PM PST · 16042 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Oct 29, 3:55 AM PDT · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082187. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.