California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Aug 10, 1982, 1:32 AM PDT (08:32 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-10 08:32:01 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.133° 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
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
49°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.122 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16118 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.610 km SSW of Santa Cruz, California · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.722 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16118 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.2Central California · 16117 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.417 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 3.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16116 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.68 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16116 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.97 km NE of Interlaken, California · 16116 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16115 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.924 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16115 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 16114 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16114 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16113 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16113 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.05 km NE of Aromas, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16112 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16111 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16110 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 2.6Central California · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 3.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.811 km WNW of Lanare, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.221 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16119 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077243. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.