M3.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

3.0 (md), minor

Local time

Wed, Mar 24, 1982, 12:52 AM PST

UTC

1982-03-24 08:52:15 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.563° N, 121.152° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

41°

Stations used

68

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast47 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast384 kmNW

After

1. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Mar 25, 12:03 PM PST · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
2. 2.54 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 1:18 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.64 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 1:23 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 2:08 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
5. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 6:24 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
6. 2.75 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Mar 26, 9:38 AM PST · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 12:05 AM PST · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 3:10 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 5:06 PM PST · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 9:58 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
11. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Mar 27, 11:08 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
12. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 4:36 PM PST · 16249 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Mar 28, 11:08 PM PST · 16248 days ago · -1 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 29, 6:04 AM PST · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
15. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Mar 31, 8:51 AM PST · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 12:02 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
17. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 10:58 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
18. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 11:05 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
19. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Apr 1, 11:12 AM PST · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
20. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 1:53 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
21. 1.69 km N of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Apr 2, 6:21 PM PST · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
22. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 3, 6:04 AM PST · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 2:58 AM PST · 16242 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
24. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 5:16 AM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
25. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 2:02 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
26. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:34 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
27. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:50 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
28. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 4, 3:52 PM PST · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
29. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 11:12 AM PST · 16241 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
30. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 11:14 AM PST · 16241 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
31. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Apr 5, 8:31 PM PST · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
32. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 12:04 AM PST · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
33. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 6, 8:34 AM PST · 16240 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
34. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CATue, Apr 6, 7:19 PM PST · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
35. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 6:56 AM PST · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
36. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Apr 7, 1:32 PM PST · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
37. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 12:36 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Apr 8, 1:02 PM PST · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
39. 2.710 km WSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaFri, Apr 9, 8:28 AM PST · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
40. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 11:42 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
41. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 11:47 AM PST · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
42. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 12:47 PM PST · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
43. 3.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 9:30 PM PST · 16235 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
44. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 10, 10:17 PM PST · 16235 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 2:45 AM PST · 16235 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
46. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Apr 11, 8:35 PM PST · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
47. 1.87 km S of Merced, CaliforniaMon, Apr 12, 2:13 AM PST · 16234 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
48. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, CaliforniaMon, Apr 12, 5:07 AM PST · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
49. 2.824 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaMon, Apr 12, 8:55 AM PST · 16234 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
50. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Apr 13, 6:09 AM PST · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
51. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Apr 13, 7:37 PM PST · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
52. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Apr 14, 10:54 AM PST · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
53. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 14, 5:37 PM PST · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
54. 1.93 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Apr 16, 4:33 PM PST · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
55. 1.64 km SE of Prunedale, CaliforniaSun, Apr 18, 2:21 PM PST · 16228 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
56. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Apr 18, 9:22 PM PST · 16227 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
57. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 19, 3:34 PM PST · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
58. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Apr 20, 5:04 AM PST · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
59. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Apr 20, 12:08 PM PST · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
60. 2.530 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Apr 21, 4:03 PM PST · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

1. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 10:01 PM PST · 16253 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
2. 2.03 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 6:54 PM PST · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
3. 2.524 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Mar 23, 3:56 PM PST · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
4. 1.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 12:52 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.020 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSun, Mar 21, 6:57 AM PST · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 9:03 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.611 km N of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 7:59 PM PST · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Mar 20, 4:25 AM PST · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
9. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaFri, Mar 19, 12:11 PM PST · 16258 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.74 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaFri, Mar 19, 6:19 AM PST · 16258 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 18, 2:55 PM PST · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.68 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 5:42 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.99 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 5:10 PM PST · 16260 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 6:56 AM PST · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.114 km E of Seven Trees, CaliforniaWed, Mar 17, 6:17 AM PST · 16260 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 11:57 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
17. 1.814 km SSE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 6:34 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
18. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 3:21 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
19. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Mar 16, 1:18 AM PST · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.58 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaMon, Mar 15, 10:53 PM PST · 16261 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073177. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.