California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km S of Three Rocks, California on Sat, May 29, 1982, 11:05 PM PDT (06:05 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-30 06:05:58 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.374° N, 120.404° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16192 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16190 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16189 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.48 km WNW of Huron, California · 16185 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16184 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16184 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.722 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 16183 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16182 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16181 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16181 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.021 km ENE of Gonzales, California · 16180 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16179 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16179 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.73 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.511 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16178 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.72 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16178 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16177 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.729 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16177 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.66 km NE of Avenal, California · 16177 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 3.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16176 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.24 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16176 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16176 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16176 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.823 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16175 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16175 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16175 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16174 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16174 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16173 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 4.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16173 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.929 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16172 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16172 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16172 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.0Central California · 16170 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.312 km WNW of El Nido, California · 16170 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16170 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.611 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16168 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 4.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16167 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16167 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16167 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16166 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16166 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16165 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.510 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16165 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 3.310 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16165 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16165 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16163 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16163 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16162 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16160 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16157 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16194 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16194 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16195 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16195 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16195 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16195 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16196 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16196 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16198 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16199 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16199 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16199 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16202 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16202 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16203 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16203 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16203 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.611 km SE of Huron, California · 16204 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074915. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC.