California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 27 km WSW of Mendota, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Mendota, California on Mon, Apr 12, 1982, 5:07 AM PST (13:07 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km ENE of Gilroy, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-04-12 13:07:10 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.673° N, 120.678° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16245 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16245 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16244 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16244 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16243 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.93 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16241 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.64 km SE of Prunedale, California · 16239 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16239 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 16238 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16238 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16237 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 16235 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.924 km NE of King City, California · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.12 km S of Hollister, California · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16231 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16231 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.63 km E of Interlaken, California · 16230 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16230 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.32 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 16229 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16228 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16228 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16228 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16227 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16226 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16226 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 3.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16226 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.3Central California · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.924 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 16225 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16225 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16224 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16224 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 3.34 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16224 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.926 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16224 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16222 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.56 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16222 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16222 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.510 km WNW of Huron, California · 16221 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16219 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16219 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.122 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16219 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16219 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16218 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16218 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16218 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16218 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 3.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16246 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16247 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16247 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16247 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16247 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16247 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16247 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.710 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16249 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16249 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16250 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CA · 16251 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16252 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16252 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16252 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16252 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16252 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073669. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:26 AM UTC.