California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Parkfield, California on Wed, Feb 3, 1982, 8:00 PM PST (04:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 21 km SE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-04 04:00:43 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.025° N, 120.595° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.06 km SE of Los Osos, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.922 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16296 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16296 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.23 km SSW of Morro Bay, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.827 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16290 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16289 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16289 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.230 km W of Lockwood, California · 16288 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.313 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.713 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16282 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16303 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.938 km W of Lockwood, California · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.029 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.8Central California · 16309 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.511 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.78 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.121 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16312 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071803. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.