California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Sun, Mar 7, 1982, 10:11 PM PST (06:11 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-08 06:11:46 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.463° N, 120.476° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16276 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16275 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16275 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16275 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16274 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16274 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16271 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16270 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16269 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16267 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.34 km NE of Hollister, California · 16265 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16262 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16262 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16261 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16260 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16259 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16259 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.64 km ENE of Hollister, California · 16258 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16258 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16258 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16257 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16257 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16256 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16256 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16254 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.79 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16254 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16253 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.312 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16252 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.69 km N of Hollister, California · 16252 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16251 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.513 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16250 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16250 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16250 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16250 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16250 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16249 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16249 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16249 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16249 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CA · 16248 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 16247 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16247 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16247 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16246 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16246 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.710 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 16245 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16244 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 3.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16244 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16244 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16243 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16242 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, California · 16242 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16278 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.2Central California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16280 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16281 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16281 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16282 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16282 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16282 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16284 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16284 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16286 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16287 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16288 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072758. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.