California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km SW of Templeton, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Templeton, California on Wed, Oct 27, 1982, 1:12 PM PDT (20:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 21 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-27 20:12:50 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.504° N, 120.774° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.021 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16035 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16032 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.6Central California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16027 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.83km WSW of Orcutt, CA · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16025 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.612 km E of Edna, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16023 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16022 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.237 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16021 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 3.09 km SSE of Santa Margarita, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.821 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16019 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.637 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 16019 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.116 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16019 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16019 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16017 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16016 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16013 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.924 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16013 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.226 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.024 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16010 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.810 km WSW of Cambria, California · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.89 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16009 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.416 km W of Guadalupe, California · 16008 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.514 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16007 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16003 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.514km N of Simmler, CA · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.420 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081021. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.