California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Sun, Aug 8, 1982, 4:51 PM PDT (23:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-08 23:51:09 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.606° N, 121.212° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.55 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16121 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 4.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16121 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 3.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.122 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16120 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.610 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 16120 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 4.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.2Central California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 3.417 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.68 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16118 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 3.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.19 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16123 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16123 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16124 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16124 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.05 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16126 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16127 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16127 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.012 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16127 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16128 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16128 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.29 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16129 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16131 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.514 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16132 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.710 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16132 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.58 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16132 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.25 km E of Big Sur, California · 16133 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077127. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC.