California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Jun 21, 1982, 7:52 AM PDT (14:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 12 km WNW of El Nido, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-21 14:52:48 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.641° N, 121.257° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km WNW of El Nido, California · 16164 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.110 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.910 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16164 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16163 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.510 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.49 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16158 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16157 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.220 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16157 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.733 km W of Lockwood, California · 16154 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16151 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16151 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.98 km NW of El Nido, California · 16148 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.911 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16147 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.512 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16147 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16145 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.925 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16143 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16142 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16142 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.54 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.75 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16136 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16136 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16134 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.929 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075553. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.