California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km ENE of Patterson, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Patterson, California on Wed, Feb 10, 1982, 3:27 PM PST (23:27 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-10 23:27:42 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.495° N, 121.040° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.01 km NNE of Clayton, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16300 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.814 km N of Hollister, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.68 km N of Pittsburg, California · 16299 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.612 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16298 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.59 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.810 km WNW of Volta, California · 16298 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16298 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.617 km W of Volta, California · 16298 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.411 km SW of Brentwood, California · 16297 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16296 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16295 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.14 km SE of Pittsburg, California · 16294 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.58 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16292 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16292 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16291 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.65 km SSW of Antioch, California · 16290 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.6Northern California · 16290 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16290 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.01 km SE of Diablo, California · 16290 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.72 km WSW of Oakley, California · 16290 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16289 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.07 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16285 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16285 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16285 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16284 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16282 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16282 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16280 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16280 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16279 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16279 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.77 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16277 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16277 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.2Central California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 1.918 km E of East Foothills, California · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16302 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16302 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.11 km NE of Aromas, California · 16303 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16303 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.911 km E of Blackhawk, California · 16304 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.313 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.68 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16305 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.73 km SE of North Gate, California · 16306 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.16 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16306 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16307 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16307 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16308 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16308 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.86 km E of East Foothills, California · 16308 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.41 km S of Pittsburg, California · 16310 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16310 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.822 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16310 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071994. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.