M2.3 earthquake 8 km ENE of Patterson, California

Magnitude

2.3 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Jan 2, 1982, 5:56 AM PST

UTC

1982-01-02 13:56:48 UTC

Depth

9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.501° N, 121.039° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

73°

Stations used

57

• Patterson, CaliforniaPopulation 21,498. Forecast9 kmENE
• Modesto, CaliforniaPopulation 211,266. Forecast16 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast459 kmNNW

After

1. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 9:21 AM PST · 16334 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.012 km SW of Byron, CaliforniaSat, Jan 2, 6:05 PM PST · 16334 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
3. 1.64 km ENE of Lompico, CaliforniaSun, Jan 3, 7:48 PM PST · 16333 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
4. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 12:49 AM PST · 16332 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Jan 4, 4:40 PM PST · 16332 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Jan 6, 9:50 AM PST · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.217 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 2:36 AM PST · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
8. 1.929 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 6:25 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaFri, Jan 8, 8:08 PM PST · 16328 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
10. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jan 9, 8:16 PM PST · 16327 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
11. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jan 10, 1:41 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.69 km S of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Jan 10, 8:28 PM PST · 16326 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.510 km S of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Jan 10, 8:31 PM PST · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 1:00 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 2:57 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
16. 2.516 km ENE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 8:39 AM PST · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
17. 2.39 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 6:07 PM PST · 16325 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.710 km ENE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaMon, Jan 11, 11:32 PM PST · 16324 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 12, 1:05 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
20. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 12, 6:24 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.910 km ENE of Blackhawk, CaliforniaTue, Jan 12, 11:11 AM PST · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
22. 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 13, 10:41 AM PST · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
23. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 13, 10:07 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.73 km S of Clayton, CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 12:05 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
25. 2.12 km SSW of Pittsburg, CaliforniaThu, Jan 14, 4:41 PM PST · 16322 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 15, 12:01 PM PST · 16321 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
27. 1.75 km NNE of Dogtown, CaliforniaSat, Jan 16, 6:47 AM PST · 16320 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
28. 2.08 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Jan 17, 2:10 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
29. 2.21 km ESE of Pittsburg, CaliforniaSun, Jan 17, 4:43 AM PST · 16319 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Jan 19, 3:48 PM PST · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
31. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaWed, Jan 20, 7:43 PM PST · 16316 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
32. 1.71 km SSE of Manteca, CaliforniaThu, Jan 21, 1:02 AM PST · 16315 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
33. 2.14 km WSW of Antioch, CaliforniaMon, Jan 25, 5:30 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
34. 2.13 km SSE of Pittsburg, CaliforniaMon, Jan 25, 5:31 AM PST · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.79 km SSW of Lathrop, CaliforniaMon, Jan 25, 11:19 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
36. 1.714 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaTue, Jan 26, 9:05 PM PST · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
37. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 9:43 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
38. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 10:03 AM PST · 16309 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
39. 3.0Northern CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 3:42 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
40. 1.7Northern CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 3:58 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.8Central CaliforniaWed, Jan 27, 4:13 PM PST · 16309 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
42. 2.514 km NE of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Jan 28, 7:38 AM PST · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
43. 1.84 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Jan 28, 10:02 AM PST · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
44. 2.029 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jan 28, 6:35 PM PST · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
45. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Jan 30, 12:24 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
46. 2.61 km SSE of Pittsburg, CaliforniaSat, Jan 30, 6:58 PM PST · 16306 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.90 km E of Pittsburg, CaliforniaSun, Jan 31, 7:15 AM PST · 16305 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
48. 2.28 km NW of El Nido, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 4:20 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
49. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 6:27 AM PST · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
50. 2.822 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 3:57 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
51. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 5:01 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
52. 2.41 km S of Pittsburg, CaliforniaMon, Feb 1, 6:11 PM PST · 16304 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
53. 1.86 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaWed, Feb 3, 5:34 AM PST · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
54. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, CaliforniaWed, Feb 3, 4:09 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
55. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Feb 3, 8:05 PM PST · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
56. 2.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Feb 4, 10:54 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
57. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaThu, Feb 4, 10:55 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
58. 2.16 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Feb 5, 9:04 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
59. 1.73 km SE of North Gate, CaliforniaFri, Feb 5, 9:20 PM PST · 16300 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
60. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaSat, Feb 6, 6:55 PM PST · 16299 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

1. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 30, 6:43 AM PST · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
2. 1.86 km SE of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 2:49 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
3. 1.66 km SE of Catheys Valley, CaliforniaTue, Dec 29, 2:49 AM PST · 16338 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.833 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 11:14 PM PST · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.19 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Dec 27, 9:44 AM PST · 16340 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.612 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Dec 26, 10:39 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.68 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaSat, Dec 26, 10:00 PM PST · 16340 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.610 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Dec 26, 1:04 PM PST · 16341 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Dec 26, 5:54 AM PST · 16341 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
10. 1.524 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 24, 5:57 PM PST · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.725 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 24, 5:10 PM PST · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
12. 2.51 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Dec 24, 4:18 PM PST · 16343 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.09 km NNE of Interlaken, CaliforniaWed, Dec 23, 6:02 PM PST · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
14. 1.72 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 6:00 PM PST · 16345 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Dec 22, 7:07 AM PST · 16345 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.8Central CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 5:28 PM PST · 16346 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
17. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 8:55 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
18. 1.84 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 7:21 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
19. 1.77 km NE of Aromas, CaliforniaMon, Dec 21, 12:54 AM PST · 16346 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.516 km E of East Foothills, CaliforniaThu, Dec 17, 8:51 AM PST · 16350 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1070900. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.