California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 26 km NE of Greenfield, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Greenfield, California on Sun, May 23, 1982, 4:09 PM PDT (23:09 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-05-23 23:09:32 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.471° N, 121.015° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
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: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.018 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.818 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16201 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16198 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16198 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16198 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16198 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16198 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16198 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16196 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16195 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16194 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16193 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16192 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16192 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16191 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16189 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16188 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.48 km WNW of Huron, California · 16187 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16187 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16187 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16184 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16183 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16183 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16183 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 2.021 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16183 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16182 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16182 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16180 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16180 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16179 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.66 km NE of Avenal, California · 16179 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 3.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16178 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16177 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16177 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.935 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 16177 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16203 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16203 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16203 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.67 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16203 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16204 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16205 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16206 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.611 km SE of Huron, California · 16206 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16208 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16209 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16209 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16210 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074683. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:38 AM UTC.