California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Jan 10, 1982, 4:37 AM PST (12:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9 km S of South Dos Palos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-01-10 12:37:57 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.605° N, 121.208° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16326 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.69 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16325 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.510 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16325 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.713 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.516 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 16325 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.39 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16325 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16324 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16322 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16321 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.124 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16320 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.08 km NE of Hollister, California · 16319 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.821 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 16318 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16317 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16317 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16317 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16316 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.210 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16315 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.121 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16312 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16309 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 3.0Northern California · 16309 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.7Northern California · 16309 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.8Central California · 16309 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.84 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16308 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.029 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.612 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16306 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.28 km NW of El Nido, California · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.938 km W of Lockwood, California · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.822 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16303 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.86 km E of East Foothills, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16302 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16301 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16300 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16300 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.16 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16299 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16326 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 16327 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.929 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.217 km E of East Foothills, California · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.921 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16330 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.911 km NNW of Huron, California · 16330 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16330 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16332 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16332 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.64 km ENE of Lompico, California · 16332 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.89 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16334 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.724 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16337 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 16338 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.833 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16339 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071111. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.