California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, Aug 18, 1982, 12:57 AM PDT (07:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km NE of Corralitos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-08-18 07:57:33 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.558° N, 121.147° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.58 km NE of Corralitos, California · 16112 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16112 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.6Central California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16112 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.6Central California · 16112 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16111 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16111 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16111 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16110 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16108 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16108 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16108 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16108 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16108 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16108 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.714 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16107 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16107 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16106 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16105 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16105 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16104 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16104 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16102 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.1Central California · 16099 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16098 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.810 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16094 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.74 km WNW of Newman, California · 16093 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.65 km WNW of Newman, California · 16093 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16113 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16114 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.05 km NE of Aromas, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16114 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.98 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.98 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16115 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.68 km N of Day Valley, California · 16116 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.924 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16117 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077691. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.