California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Tue, Sep 21, 1982, 7:40 PM PDT (02:40 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-22 02:40:39 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 121.073° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
43

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 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16077 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.313 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16076 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.02 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16076 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.8Central California · 16076 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16075 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.75 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16075 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.84 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16075 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16075 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 3.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 3.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 3.012 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 3.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.812 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.412 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.93 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16073 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.413 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.15 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16073 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16072 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.86 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.79 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.513 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16071 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16071 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16071 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16070 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16070 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16069 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.631 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16068 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16067 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16066 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.0Central California · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.19 km ENE of San Martin, California · 16066 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.04 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16063 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.724 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16078 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.82 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.914 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of San Martin, California · 16079 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16080 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16081 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.111 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16083 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16083 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079295. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.