California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km W of Templeton, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km W of Templeton, California on Thu, Feb 18, 1982, 4:50 AM PST (12:50 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 24km NNW of Simmler, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-18 12:50:30 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.570° N, 120.852° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.729 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16283 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16281 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.58km N of Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.737 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16274 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.21 km N of Grover Beach, California · 16266 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 3.52 km WSW of Edna, California · 16263 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16261 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.52 km SSW of Edna, California · 16256 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16253 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.511 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16248 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.110 km W of Avila Beach, California · 16243 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16240 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.27 km NW of San Luis Obispo, California · 16240 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.824 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16234 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16227 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.230 km W of Lockwood, California · 16287 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16288 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 16289 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.827 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16289 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16290 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.23 km SSW of Morro Bay, California · 16293 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16295 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.922 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.06 km SE of Los Osos, California · 16300 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16302 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16303 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.938 km W of Lockwood, California · 16304 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.511 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072248. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.