California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Apr 26, 1982, 12:20 PM PDT (19:20 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km NNE of Interlaken, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-26 19:20:49 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.603° N, 121.215° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
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: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16220 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.63 km E of Interlaken, California · 16219 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16218 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.913 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16218 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16217 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16216 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.11 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16216 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.18 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.19 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.3Central California · 16214 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.924 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 16214 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.58 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16214 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16213 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.34 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16213 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.926 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16212 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.56 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.510 km WNW of Huron, California · 16210 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.122 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16207 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 3.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16203 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.222 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.64 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16202 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.113 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16202 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16199 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16220 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16221 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.12 km S of Hollister, California · 16222 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16222 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16223 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.917 km E of East Foothills, California · 16223 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.924 km NE of King City, California · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.816 km E of East Foothills, California · 16224 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.530 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16225 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.49 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16226 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16228 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.64 km SE of Prunedale, California · 16228 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.93 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16230 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.122 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 16232 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16233 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073974. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.