California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Parkfield, California on Mon, Aug 2, 1982, 8:35 AM PDT (15:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-08-02 15:35:48 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.040° N, 120.597° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
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: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16135 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16134 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.012 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16134 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16134 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16131 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.65 km W of Paso Robles, California · 16131 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16131 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16130 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16129 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16129 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 4.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.811 km WNW of Lanare, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 3.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.122 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16126 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.63 km ENE of Lanare, California · 16126 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 4.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16126 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16125 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16125 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.2Central California · 16125 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16125 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16125 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 3.417 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16125 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16125 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16135 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16138 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16140 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16140 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16140 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.22 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 16140 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.930 km NE of Soledad, California · 16141 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16142 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.111 km SW of Cayucos, California · 16143 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Cayucos, California · 16143 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16144 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16145 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16146 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16148 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.54 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16148 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.73 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 16149 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16149 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.94 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 16150 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076853. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.