California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, May 17, 1982, 6:08 PM PDT (01:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 34 km SW of South Dos Palos, 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
1982-05-18 01:08:46 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.517° N, 121.097° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.67 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16195 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16195 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16193 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.018 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16193 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.818 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16192 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16187 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16186 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16184 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16183 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16183 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16183 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16183 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16181 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.48 km WNW of Huron, California · 16178 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.29 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16177 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16176 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16175 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16174 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.021 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16174 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 3.19 km E of Gilroy, California · 16173 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16172 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16171 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16199 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.113 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.222 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16202 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.917 km WSW of Volta, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074522. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.