California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km NE of Greenfield, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Greenfield, California on Thu, Jun 17, 1982, 6:45 AM PDT (13:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-17 13:45:59 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.474° N, 121.053° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.2Northern California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.929 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.0Central California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.312 km WNW of El Nido, California · 16164 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16163 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.013 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16159 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.510 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.310 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16157 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16154 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.733 km W of Lockwood, California · 16154 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16154 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.014 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16151 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16151 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16148 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.98 km NW of El Nido, California · 16148 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.911 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16147 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.512 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16147 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16145 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16145 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.925 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16142 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16142 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.89 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.33 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16138 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.73 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16136 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.54 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16136 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.935 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 16169 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16169 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.99 km E of Gilroy, California · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16170 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16171 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16173 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1075423. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.