California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km ENE of Cayucos, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Cayucos, California on Wed, Jan 6, 1982, 1:49 AM PST (09:49 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32 km WSW of Guadalupe, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-06 09:49:31 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.465° N, 120.792° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km N of San Luis Obispo, California · 16326 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.932 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 16324 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.316 km WSW of Callender, California · 16323 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16320 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16315 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.21 km S of Oceano, California · 16313 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.511 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.938 km W of Lockwood, California · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16303 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.06 km SE of Los Osos, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.922 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.23 km SSW of Morro Bay, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.827 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16290 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16289 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.230 km W of Lockwood, California · 16288 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.313 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.713 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 2.58km N of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.724 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.817 km E of Edna, California · 16338 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.82 km SSW of Edna, California · 16339 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.514 km SW of Coalinga, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.024 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.112 km WSW of Callender, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.827 km W of Lockwood, California · 16344 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.737 km W of Lockwood, California · 16349 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16353 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16355 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.228 km WSW of Guadalupe, California · 16355 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.730 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16357 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.97 km NE of Cambria, California · 16357 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070994. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.