California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Feb 9, 1982, 8:54 AM PST (16:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1982-02-09 16:54:17 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.099° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16305 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16305 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16304 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16303 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16303 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16303 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16303 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.814 km N of Hollister, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16302 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.59 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.810 km WNW of Volta, California · 16301 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16301 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.617 km W of Volta, California · 16301 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16301 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16300 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.827 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16299 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16299 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16298 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16297 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.230 km W of Lockwood, California · 16297 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16297 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16296 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.510 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16295 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16295 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16294 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16294 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.710 km E of Big Sur, California · 16293 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16293 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16293 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16292 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16291 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16289 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16289 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 3.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16306 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16306 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.11 km NE of Aromas, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16307 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16307 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.313 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 16307 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16308 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.16 km SSW of Hollister, California · 16309 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16310 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16310 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16311 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16311 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16311 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16312 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16313 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16313 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071953. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:27 AM UTC.