California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km NNE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Soledad, California on Mon, Aug 9, 1982, 7:37 PM PDT (02:37 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-10 02:37:09 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.598° N, 121.204° 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
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
41

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 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.122 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16118 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.610 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 16117 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 4.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.2Central California · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.417 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16116 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.68 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16116 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16115 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.924 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16115 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 16114 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16113 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16113 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 4.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 4.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.55 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16119 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16120 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16120 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.19 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16121 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16122 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077201. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.