California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake Northern California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Northern California on Wed, Jan 27, 1982, 3:42 PM PST (23:42 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1982-01-27 23:42:01 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.011° N, 121.713° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Northern California · 16309 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.8Central California · 16309 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.514 km NE of East Foothills, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.84 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.029 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.06 km SW of Moraga, California · 16304 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.822 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.86 km E of East Foothills, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.16 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.73 km SE of North Gate, California · 16300 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.313 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16298 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16298 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.11 km NE of Aromas, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16297 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16296 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.918 km E of East Foothills, California · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.48 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16295 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 3.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.814 km N of Hollister, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.612 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16292 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.59 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.810 km WNW of Volta, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.617 km W of Volta, California · 16292 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16291 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16289 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 174.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071608 (also filed as usp0001jbu). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.