California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Parkfield, California on Tue, Jun 1, 1982, 9:56 PM PDT (04:56 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 24 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-06-02 04:56:48 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.975° N, 120.523° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16183 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.48 km WNW of Huron, California · 16179 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.722 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 16177 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16175 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.021 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.511 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16172 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16172 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16171 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.66 km NE of Avenal, California · 16171 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16170 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16169 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16169 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16169 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16169 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.935 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 16169 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16168 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16167 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 4.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.929 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16166 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.0Central California · 16164 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16163 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 4.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 1.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.510 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 3.310 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.733 km W of Lockwood, California · 16154 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.911 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16147 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.512 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16147 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.414 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16145 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.925 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16145 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16142 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.722km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 16141 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.628 km WSW of San Simeon, California · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16187 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.914 km WSW of Avila Beach, California · 16189 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.81 km E of Arroyo Grande, California · 16190 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.818 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16193 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.018 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16193 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16193 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.713 km WSW of Avila Beach, California · 16194 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.611 km SE of Huron, California · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074993. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.