California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km SSE of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Three Rocks, California on Sun, Apr 4, 1982, 2:58 AM PST (10:58 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-04-04 10:58:35 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.386° N, 120.359° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
295°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16242 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16242 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.64 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.43 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16242 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.312 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.012 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16241 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.18 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16240 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16240 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, CA · 16240 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 16239 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16239 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16239 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.711 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 16238 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.416 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16235 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16235 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16235 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16234 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, California · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16232 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16232 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16227 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.313 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 16227 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 16227 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16226 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 16224 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.924 km NE of King City, California · 16223 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16221 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16220 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16220 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.32 km WSW of Kettleman City, California · 16218 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.913 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16217 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16215 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16214 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.924 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 16213 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16213 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16212 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.926 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16212 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.56 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.510 km WNW of Huron, California · 16209 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 3.16 km W of Paso Robles, California · 16209 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.26 km W of Paso Robles, California · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.725 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 16208 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.87 km W of Paso Robles, California · 16208 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.122 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16207 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16207 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 3.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.96 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16243 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.312 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16244 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.922 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16245 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16246 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.619 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.727 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16248 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16249 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.731 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16249 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16251 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16251 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16252 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16253 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16253 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 16254 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16257 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16259 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16260 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1073475. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.