California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km W of Guadalupe, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km W of Guadalupe, California on Sat, Nov 13, 1982, 1:55 PM PST (21:55 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 16 km W of Guadalupe, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-13 21:55:37 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.971° N, 120.749° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km WSW of Cambria, California · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.89 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16009 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.416 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16009 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.514 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16007 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.72km SW of Orcutt, CA · 15997 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.611 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.114 km SW of Los Osos, California · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.115 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.02 km E of Templeton, California · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.710km WNW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 15970 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.411km N of Goleta, CA · 15966 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.612 km E of Edna, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.83km WSW of Orcutt, CA · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.157km WSW of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 16028 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16036 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.514km N of Simmler, CA · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.012km N of Goleta, CA · 16043 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.510km SE of Santa Ynez, CA · 16043 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081849 (also filed as ci510264). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.