California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Aug 12, 1982, 9:56 AM PDT (16:56 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-12 16:56:01 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.567° N, 121.156° 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
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 16110 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16110 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16110 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16109 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16109 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.05 km NE of Aromas, California · 16109 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16108 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16107 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16106 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.6Central California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.6Central California · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16106 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16104 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16103 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16102 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16102 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16102 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16098 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16096 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077413. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.