California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km SE of Shandon, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Shandon, California on Mon, Mar 1, 1982, 12:51 AM PST (08:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4km SSE of Santa Maria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-01 08:51:42 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.472° N, 120.092° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16284 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.58km N of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.920km ENE of Maricopa, CA · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.21 km N of Grover Beach, California · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16273 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.52 km WSW of Edna, California · 16271 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.52 km SSW of Edna, California · 16264 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.511 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16261 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.312 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16252 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16251 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.110 km W of Avila Beach, California · 16251 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.212km SSE of Maricopa, CA · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.214km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16250 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16249 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16249 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.27 km NW of San Luis Obispo, California · 16247 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16245 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.313 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 16235 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 16234 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 3.17km SE of Maricopa, CA · 16232 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16229 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.32 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 16225 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.84km SSE of Santa Maria, CA · 16224 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.918km NNW of Pine Mountain Club, CA · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16294 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.713 km W of Templeton, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.313 km W of Templeton, California · 16295 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.222km NW of Grapevine, CA · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16298 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16299 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.23 km SSW of Morro Bay, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16302 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.922 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16305 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.06 km SE of Los Osos, California · 16307 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.020km ENE of Taft, CA · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16309 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16310 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072539. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.