California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km NW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Three Rocks, California on Thu, Jul 8, 1982, 8:41 PM PDT (03:41 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km NW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-07-09 03:41:18 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.578° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512 km NW of Three Rocks, California · 16147 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16146 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16146 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.19 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16146 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.414 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16146 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16145 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16145 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16142 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16142 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16142 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16138 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.57 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.07 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16137 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.94 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 16137 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.73 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 16136 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.54 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16136 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16136 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.47 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16135 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16133 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16133 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.88 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16131 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.320 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16130 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.64 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16130 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16129 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.930 km NE of Soledad, California · 16128 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.22 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 16128 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16128 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16127 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.58 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.710 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16126 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.514 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16126 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16125 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16122 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16122 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16122 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16122 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.77 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16121 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.912 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16119 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16118 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.19 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16117 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16116 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 3.022 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16116 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.712 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 4.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 4.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.521 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 3.421 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16115 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.84 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16147 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.98 km NW of El Nido, California · 16148 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16150 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.210 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16150 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.41 km WNW of Hollister, California · 16153 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.128 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16154 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16156 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16156 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16157 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.610 km ENE of Le Grand, California · 16158 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16158 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.310 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.510 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.77 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 16159 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16159 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16159 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16161 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1076055. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.