California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 21 km SSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Three Rocks, California on Mon, Oct 25, 1982, 3:39 PM PDT (22:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-25 22:39:12 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.327° N, 120.505° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.623 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.622 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.622 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.223 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.220 km SW of Los Banos, California · 16045 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.923 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.019 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 4.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 4.022 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.722 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.58 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.423 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 3.524km N of Coalinga, CA · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.022 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.019 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.721 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.119 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.722 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.820 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16045 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.120 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.520 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.420 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16044 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16044 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16044 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16044 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16044 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16043 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 2.110 km S of San Joaquin, California · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16043 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.618 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.422 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.523 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.5Central California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.922 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 5.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.423 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.322 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.07 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.630 km W of Lockwood, California · 16046 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16046 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.125 km NNE of King City, California · 16047 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16049 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080782 (also filed as ci511902). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.