California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 23 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Parkfield, California on Sat, Sep 18, 1982, 12:04 AM PDT (07:04 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-09-18 07:04:47 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.053° N, 120.607° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16084 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16084 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.19km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16081 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.8Central California · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16080 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 4.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 3.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.93 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16077 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16077 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.821 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16077 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.424 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16077 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.714 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16076 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.924 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16075 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.710 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16075 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.620 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 16075 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16087 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16088 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16088 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16089 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079088. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:06 AM UTC.