California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km NE of Greenfield, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Greenfield, California on Tue, Sep 21, 1982, 7:46 PM PDT (02:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-09-22 02:46:59 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.472° N, 121.051° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.8Central California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16079 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.711 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.84 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16078 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.93 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16076 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.79 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16075 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16074 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.631 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16072 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16071 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16070 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16070 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 2.0Central California · 16069 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.19 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16069 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16067 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16067 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.610 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16067 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16067 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.724 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16081 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16083 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16084 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16086 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079296. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.