M2.4 earthquake 20 km NW of Parkfield, California

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Oct 7, 1982, 5:29 AM PDT

UTC

1982-10-07 12:29:36 UTC

Depth

6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.038° N, 120.590° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

122°

Stations used

43

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast24 kmWSW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast108 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast307 kmNW

After

1. 1.95 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 6:36 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 9:03 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 9:21 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
4. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 7, 10:31 AM PDT · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 8, 4:49 PM PDT · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 9, 10:20 PM PDT · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.118 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 10, 1:49 AM PDT · 16063 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 12:17 PM PDT · 16062 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
9. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 4:22 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
10. 3.023 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 6:21 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
11. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 11, 10:45 PM PDT · 16061 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
12. 1.814 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 2:22 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
13. 1.619 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 4:59 AM PDT · 16060 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
14. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Oct 13, 10:23 PM PDT · 16059 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 11:42 AM PDT · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
16. 1.824 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Oct 14, 2:41 PM PDT · 16058 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 15, 6:26 AM PDT · 16058 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 5:00 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
19. 3.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 16, 6:33 PM PDT · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 5:56 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
21. 2.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 8:24 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
22. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:04 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
23. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:06 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:14 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
25. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 17, 9:24 AM PDT · 16056 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
26. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 1:24 AM PDT · 16055 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
27. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 18, 9:23 PM PDT · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
28. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Oct 19, 9:44 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
29. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Oct 20, 12:41 PM PDT · 16053 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
30. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Oct 21, 12:32 AM PDT · 16052 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
31. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Oct 21, 5:59 PM PDT · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 3:48 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
33. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Oct 22, 4:01 AM PDT · 16051 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
34. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 23, 3:15 AM PDT · 16050 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
35. 2.125 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Oct 23, 5:28 PM PDT · 16049 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
36. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 11:34 AM PDT · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 3:24 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
38. 1.630 km W of Lockwood, CaliforniaSun, Oct 24, 11:32 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
39. 2.07 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 4:16 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 11:34 AM PDT · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
41. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 1:37 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
42. 2.322 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 1:49 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
43. 2.423 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 1:51 PM PDT · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
44. 5.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:26 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
45. 3.922 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:28 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
46. 2.5Central CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:30 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
47. 2.523 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:31 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
48. 2.422 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:32 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
49. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:34 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
50. 1.618 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:37 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
51. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:38 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
52. 2.621 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:39 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
53. 1.921 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:43 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
54. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:43 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
55. 1.623 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:44 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
56. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:46 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
57. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:47 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
58. 1.622 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:49 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
59. 1.622 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:50 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
60. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Oct 25, 3:51 PM PDT · 16047 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

1. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 5, 11:25 PM PDT · 16067 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Oct 5, 1:37 PM PDT · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
3. 2.0Central CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 10:00 PM PDT · 16070 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 5:18 AM PDT · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
5. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 2, 4:36 AM PDT · 16071 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.631 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Sep 30, 12:18 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 5:18 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
8. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 4:01 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
10. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 29, 6:06 AM PDT · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 3:13 PM PDT · 16074 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
12. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 28, 5:17 AM PDT · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.620 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 10:32 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 9:39 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.710 km NNE of Cayucos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 5:41 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
16. 2.924 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 5:39 PM PDT · 16075 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
17. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 11:53 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
18. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 8:21 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.714 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 27, 12:53 AM PDT · 16076 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
20. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 26, 9:05 AM PDT · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080049. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:33 AM UTC.