California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km E of Edna, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km E of Edna, California on Mon, Nov 8, 1982, 4:58 PM PST (00:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 23 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-09 00:58:51 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.220° N, 120.475° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
10

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16023 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.122km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 16021 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.116 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16019 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16017 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.810 km WSW of Cambria, California · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.89 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16009 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.416 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16009 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.514 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16007 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16003 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.77 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 16003 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.72km SW of Orcutt, CA · 15997 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15991 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.817 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15990 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.12 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15989 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.62 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 15989 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.06 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.611 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15982 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.114 km SW of Los Osos, California · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.11 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15979 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.717 km SW of Lockwood, California · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.74 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.115 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.02 km E of Templeton, California · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.710km WNW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 15970 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.46 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.411km N of Goleta, CA · 15966 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.83km WSW of Orcutt, CA · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.157km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.725km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16036 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.514km N of Simmler, CA · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16043 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.012km N of Goleta, CA · 16043 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.510km SE of Santa Ynez, CA · 16043 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16049 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.619 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16050 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16052 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16052 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081580. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.