California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of San Ardo, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of San Ardo, California on Mon, Aug 16, 1982, 6:59 PM PDT (01:59 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km S of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-08-17 01:59:06 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.109° N, 120.674° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.6Central California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.6Central California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16116 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16114 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16114 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16110 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16107 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.1Central California · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.810 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16101 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.627 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 3.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.720 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16123 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16123 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.924 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16123 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16123 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16124 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16124 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16124 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077643. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.