M1.5 earthquake 23 km NW of Parkfield, California
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Parkfield, California on Wed, Nov 10, 1982, 1:13 AM PST (09:13 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-10 09:13:58 UTC
- Depth
- 3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.056° N, 120.605° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 154 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.932 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16034 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.122km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.714 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16032 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, California · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.821 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.637 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16031 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.6Central California · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.616 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.916 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16028 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16027 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16026 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16026 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16026 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16026 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.924 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16025 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.226 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16024 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16024 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.734 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16024 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16023 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.024 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16022 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.810 km WSW of Cambria, California · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16022 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16022 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16022 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16021 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16021 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16021 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.514 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16019 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.79 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16016 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16015 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16015 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.77 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 16015 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.723 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16014 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.716 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16014 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.818 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16013 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CA · 16011 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16009 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16009 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16007 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.730 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16007 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
The first 60 of 125.
Before
- 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16035 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.612 km E of Edna, California · 16036 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16037 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16039 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16040 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16040 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.6Central California · 16041 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16041 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16041 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.2Central California · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16043 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16043 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16044 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081645. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC.