M2.2 earthquake 6 km W of Merced, California

Magnitude

2.2 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Mar 6, 1982, 9:44 AM PST

UTC

1982-03-06 17:44:00 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.295° N, 120.553° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.8 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

331°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

2

• Merced, CaliforniaPopulation 82,436. Forecast6 kmW
• Modesto, CaliforniaPopulation 211,266. Forecast55 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast417 kmNNW

After

1. 2.2Central CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 12:44 PM PST · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 6:17 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 9:15 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Mar 7, 10:11 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Mar 8, 1:23 PM PST · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Mar 9, 11:50 AM PST · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
7. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaTue, Mar 9, 6:28 PM PST · 16275 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
8. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaWed, Mar 10, 4:26 AM PST · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
9. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 10, 1:58 PM PST · 16274 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaThu, Mar 11, 2:14 PM PST · 16273 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.98 km ENE of San Martin, CaliforniaFri, Mar 12, 3:07 PM PST · 16272 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
12. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Mar 14, 7:14 PM PST · 16270 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 7:07 AM PST · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 10:53 PM PST · 16269 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 6:17 AM PST · 16268 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
16. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 5:10 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 5:42 PM PST · 16267 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 18, 2:55 PM PST · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 7:59 PM PST · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 9:03 PM PST · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
21. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 6:57 AM PST · 16264 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
22. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 24, 12:52 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 12:24 AM PST · 16259 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
24. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 6:24 AM PST · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.75 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 9:38 AM PST · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
26. 2.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 12:05 AM PST · 16258 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 3:10 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
28. 1.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 5:06 PM PST · 16257 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 4:36 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 11:08 PM PST · 16256 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
31. 2.22 km SE of Planada, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 3:35 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
32. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 6:04 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, CaliforniaTue, Mar 30, 9:59 AM PST · 16255 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
34. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 12:02 AM PST · 16253 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 10:58 AM PST · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
36. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 11:05 AM PST · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
37. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 12:03 PM PST · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 1:53 PM PST · 16251 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.69 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 6:21 PM PST · 16251 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
40. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, CaliforniaSat, Apr 3, 8:32 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
41. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 5:16 AM PST · 16250 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
42. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 2:02 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:50 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
44. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:52 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
45. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 8:31 PM PST · 16248 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
46. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 12:04 AM PST · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CATue, Apr 6, 7:19 PM PST · 16247 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 6:56 AM PST · 16247 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
49. 2.316 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 12:24 PM PST · 16247 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
50. 1.716 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 12:47 PM PST · 16247 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
51. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 4:46 PM PST · 16246 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
52. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 1:02 PM PST · 16246 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
53. 2.710 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 8:28 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
54. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 11:42 AM PST · 16244 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
55. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 11:47 AM PST · 16244 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
56. 3.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 9:30 PM PST · 16243 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
57. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 2:45 AM PST · 16243 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
58. 2.115 km E of Tuolumne City, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 12:42 PM PST · 16243 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
59. 2.59 km NNE of Wawona, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 4:36 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
60. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 8:35 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

1. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Mar 6, 5:11 AM PST · 16279 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Mar 5, 1:00 AM PST · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 4, 7:56 PM PST · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
4. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 4, 3:00 AM PST · 16281 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.18 km S of Merced, CaliforniaWed, Mar 3, 10:05 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, CaliforniaWed, Mar 3, 2:41 PM PST · 16281 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
7. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Mar 2, 10:56 AM PST · 16283 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 2:48 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
9. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 2:15 AM PST · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
10. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Feb 28, 12:05 PM PST · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
11. 2.38 km S of Merced, CaliforniaFri, Feb 26, 8:52 PM PST · 16286 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
12. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Feb 26, 8:43 AM PST · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaThu, Feb 25, 10:43 AM PST · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
14. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Feb 24, 1:30 PM PST · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
15. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Feb 23, 7:56 PM PST · 16289 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaTue, Feb 23, 4:37 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
17. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Feb 23, 3:13 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaTue, Feb 23, 1:39 AM PST · 16290 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
19. 1.58 km E of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 7:33 PM PST · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Feb 22, 8:29 AM PST · 16291 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072700. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.