M1.7 earthquake 38 km W of Three Rocks, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Aug 22, 1982, 2:03 PM PDT

UTC

1982-08-22 21:03:08 UTC

Depth

0.9 km (0.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.560° N, 120.815° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.24

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

178°

Stations used

23

• Mendota, CaliforniaPopulation 11,430. Forecast44 kmWSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast76 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast364 kmNW

After

1. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 4:19 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
2. 1.628 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 5:37 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
3. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 6:24 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
4. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 6:45 PM PDT · 16103 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
5. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 12:12 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 12:46 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
7. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 23, 7:09 PM PDT · 16102 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.57 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 24, 6:39 AM PDT · 16101 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
9. 3.022 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 25, 10:50 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 25, 11:45 AM PDT · 16100 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.71 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 25, 5:25 PM PDT · 16100 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
12. 2.75 km SSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaThu, Aug 26, 9:29 AM PDT · 16099 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
13. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 26, 6:56 PM PDT · 16099 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 3:12 AM PDT · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
15. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 12:54 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 7:29 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 10:32 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 27, 10:33 PM PDT · 16098 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
19. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 2:37 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
20. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 28, 7:38 PM PDT · 16097 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
21. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 12:32 AM PDT · 16097 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
22. 1.97 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 4:25 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
23. 2.17 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 4:30 AM PDT · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 12:51 PM PDT · 16096 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
25. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSun, Aug 29, 9:30 PM PDT · 16096 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
26. 2.012 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 30, 5:43 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
27. 4.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 30, 8:11 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
28. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 30, 9:03 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
29. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 30, 10:02 PM PDT · 16095 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
30. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 2:13 AM PDT · 16095 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
31. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 10:04 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
32. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 4:48 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
33. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 6:36 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
34. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 6:38 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
35. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 6:50 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
36. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 31, 7:46 PM PDT · 16094 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
37. 2.28 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 2:52 AM PDT · 16094 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
38. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 9:04 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
39. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 1, 11:37 AM PDT · 16093 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.810 km WNW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaThu, Sep 2, 5:44 PM PDT · 16092 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
41. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 3, 11:56 PM PDT · 16091 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
42. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 4, 2:08 PM PDT · 16090 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
43. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Sep 5, 4:55 PM PDT · 16089 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
44. 1.74 km WNW of Newman, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 7:44 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.65 km WNW of Newman, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 1:25 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.627 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Sep 6, 11:25 PM PDT · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
47. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 2:41 AM PDT · 16088 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
48. 3.214 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 2:38 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
49. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 7:14 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
50. 3.113 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Sep 7, 9:39 PM PDT · 16087 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
51. 1.720 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 1:39 AM PDT · 16087 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
52. 2.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 4:48 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
53. 3.313 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 4:54 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
54. 3.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 5:11 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
55. 1.99 km SSW of Oak Shores, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 5:50 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
56. 2.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 6:16 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
57. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 6:48 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
58. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 7:01 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
59. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 10:57 AM PDT · 16086 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
60. 1.623 km NE of King City, CaliforniaWed, Sep 8, 3:34 PM PDT · 16086 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

1. 1.69 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaSun, Aug 22, 8:46 AM PDT · 16103 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.52 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Aug 21, 11:19 PM PDT · 16104 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
3. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 20, 7:43 PM PDT · 16105 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 19, 9:42 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
5. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 19, 8:09 PM PDT · 16106 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
6. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Aug 19, 8:50 AM PDT · 16106 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 9:42 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
8. 2.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 18, 8:32 PM PDT · 16107 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1077902. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.