California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Parkfield, California on Sun, Dec 12, 1982, 6:44 AM PST (14:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 17 km NNW of San Simeon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-12 14:44:53 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.013° N, 120.567° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15990 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.817 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15990 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15990 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15990 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15989 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.12 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15989 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.62 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 15989 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15987 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15986 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15985 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15984 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.06 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15984 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.611 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15983 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.66 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15982 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15982 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15982 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.121 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.630 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15981 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.114 km SW of Los Osos, California · 15980 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.11 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15979 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.223 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15979 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15979 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.717 km SW of Lockwood, California · 15979 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15978 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15978 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15976 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15976 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.128 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15975 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.228 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15975 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of King City, California · 15973 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.74 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15973 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15973 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.115 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15972 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15972 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15970 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.02 km E of Templeton, California · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.46 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.523 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15967 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.924 km ENE of King City, California · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.66 km SSW of Los Osos, California · 15959 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15959 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 3.019 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15959 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.526 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15991 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15991 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.538 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15991 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15991 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15991 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15992 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.017 km SE of Cantua Creek, California · 15993 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.019 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15995 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15995 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.730 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15995 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15996 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15997 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15997 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15998 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15999 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.927km WSW of Simmler, CA · 15999 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.818 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16001 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.716 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16002 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.723 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16002 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083005. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.