California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Parkfield, California on Thu, Feb 25, 1982, 6:20 AM PST (14:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 24km NNW of Simmler, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-25 14:20:02 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.004° N, 120.558° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16273 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.2Central California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16270 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16268 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.21 km N of Grover Beach, California · 16267 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16266 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 3.52 km WSW of Edna, California · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16263 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16262 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.52 km SSW of Edna, California · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16254 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.511 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16250 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · -1 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.312 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16245 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.110 km W of Avila Beach, California · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16240 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 2.27 km NW of San Luis Obispo, California · 16240 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CA · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16282 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.713 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.313 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.230 km W of Lockwood, California · 16288 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072433. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.