California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km NE of San Ardo, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km NE of San Ardo, California on Sun, May 9, 1982, 7:48 PM PDT (02:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-10 02:48:38 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.188° N, 120.752° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.222 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.113 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16199 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.611 km SE of Huron, California · 16197 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.67 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16195 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16195 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16193 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.018 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16193 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.818 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16192 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16189 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16187 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.628 km WSW of San Simeon, California · 16184 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16183 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16183 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.48 km WNW of Huron, California · 16178 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.722 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 16177 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.122 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.87 km W of Paso Robles, California · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.725 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.26 km W of Paso Robles, California · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.16 km W of Paso Robles, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.510 km WNW of Huron, California · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.56 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.926 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.924 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.913 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074321. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.