California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km W of Paso Robles, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km W of Paso Robles, California on Fri, Aug 6, 1982, 12:07 AM PDT (07:07 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 22 km ENE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-06 07:07:51 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.631° N, 120.755° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.122 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16114 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.924 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16111 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16108 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16105 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16104 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.16km SW of Orcutt, CA · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.810 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.627 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16078 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16076 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.724 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.86km ENE of Orcutt, CA · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.34km N of Orcutt, CA · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.14km WNW of Orcutt, CA · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.017km N of Los Alamos, CA · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.09km ENE of Orcutt, CA · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.110km ENE of Orcutt, CA · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 3.34km ENE of Orcutt, CA · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.93 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16068 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 3.311km ENE of Orcutt, CA · 16068 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16067 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.821 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16067 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.424 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16067 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.714 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16067 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.713km ENE of Santa Maria, CA · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 3.18km SE of Oceano, CA · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 3.311km ESE of Santa Maria, CA · 16066 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.924 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16066 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.710 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16066 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16066 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.620 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 16066 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16065 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.631 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16063 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16061 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16122 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16125 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.69 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16128 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.22 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 16128 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.111 km SW of Cayucos, California · 16130 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.68 km WSW of Cayucos, California · 16130 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16136 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.54 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.73 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 16136 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.94 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 16137 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077016. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.