California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sun, Apr 4, 1982, 2:02 PM PST (22:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 24 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

Soledad forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-04 22:02:25 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.508° N, 121.087° 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
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16241 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16241 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16240 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CA · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.710 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16237 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.79 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16236 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.69 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16235 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16235 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, California · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.824 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16234 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.03 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16233 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.93 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.64 km SE of Prunedale, California · 16228 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16228 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.530 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.924 km NE of King City, California · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16223 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.12 km S of Hollister, California · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16221 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16220 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.627 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16220 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.63 km E of Interlaken, California · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16218 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.913 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.3Central California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.924 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16214 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 16244 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.910 km ESE of Gilroy, California · 16244 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.96 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16249 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16250 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16250 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16250 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, California · 16250 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.99 km NNE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16251 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.75 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073485. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.