California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Sep 4, 1982, 2:08 PM PDT (21:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-04 21:08:51 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.551° N, 121.148° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.74 km WNW of Newman, California · 16094 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Newman, California · 16094 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.627 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16093 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.113 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.720 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16092 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 16092 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16092 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.825 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16091 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16090 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16090 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16089 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16086 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16085 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16085 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16084 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16084 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16082 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16081 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.724 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16078 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.8Central California · 16077 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16077 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16077 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.711 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16077 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.84 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16076 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 4.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16096 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.810 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16098 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16099 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.1Central California · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16101 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16101 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1078542. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.