California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km ENE of Greenfield, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Greenfield, California on Thu, Nov 18, 1982, 10:06 AM PST (18:06 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-11-18 18:06:00 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.434° N, 121.012° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
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: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.924 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16024 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.226 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16023 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16023 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16023 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16023 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.734 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16022 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.63 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16022 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16022 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.98 km N of Hollister, California · 16022 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16021 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.94 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.024 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16021 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16020 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.514 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16018 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.79 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16015 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.98 km SW of Fairmead, California · 16015 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16014 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16014 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.77 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 16013 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.06 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16013 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.55 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16013 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16012 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.723 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16012 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.716 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.818 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16009 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.66 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16009 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16008 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16008 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16007 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16006 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.730 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16006 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16006 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 3.14 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16005 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.94 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16005 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.019 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16005 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 3.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16005 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.77 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16004 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.017 km SE of Cantua Creek, California · 16003 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16002 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.49 km NNE of San Martin, California · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.723 km NE of Hollister, California · 16002 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16002 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.77 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 16002 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16001 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.538 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16001 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16001 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.526 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16001 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.723 km NE of Hollister, California · 16001 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16025 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16025 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.215 km SW of Volta, California · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16027 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.916 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16028 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.616 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16029 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.6Central California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.637 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16030 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.821 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16030 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16030 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1082052. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.