California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Feb 17, 1982, 11:45 PM PST (07:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-18 07:45:20 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 121.188° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.510 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16285 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.710 km E of Big Sur, California · 16284 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.07 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16279 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16278 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16275 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16273 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16272 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.2Central California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.55 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16269 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.66 km N of San Juan Bautista, California · 16269 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16267 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16266 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.230 km W of Lockwood, California · 16288 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16289 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16289 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.827 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.617 km W of Volta, California · 16291 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072237. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.