California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km SE of Planada, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Planada, California on Mon, Mar 29, 1982, 3:35 AM PST (11:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km NNE of Madera, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-29 11:35:44 UTC
Depth
-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.279° N, 120.301° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 11.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16243 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16239 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.115 km E of Tuolumne City, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.59 km NNE of Wawona, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16235 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.44 km ENE of Midpines, California · 16235 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.88 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16234 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.217 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16218 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.56 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16211 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.222 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.616 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16198 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16198 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16249 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16252 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16254 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16257 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16266 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16268 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16268 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16268 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16270 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16270 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16270 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.2Central California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.314 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16277 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073333. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.