California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km S of Merced, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km S of Merced, California on Wed, Mar 3, 1982, 10:05 PM PST (06:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-04 06:05:04 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.227° N, 120.482° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.2Central California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16269 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16269 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16265 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16265 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, California · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16259 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16259 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, California · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16253 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16251 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16249 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16248 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16244 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 16243 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16242 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16241 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CA · 16239 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16278 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16279 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16281 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072628. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.