California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km NNE of Tuttle, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Tuttle, California on Wed, Mar 3, 1982, 2:41 PM PST (22:41 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 8 km S of Merced, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-03-03 22:41:12 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.341° N, 120.365° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16273 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.2Central California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.415 km SSW of Bootjack, California · 16269 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.712 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16269 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16269 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.86 km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, California · 16268 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSW of Yosemite Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.813 km S of Catheys Valley, California · 16267 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.920 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16265 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.921 km NE of Bass Lake, California · 16257 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.720 km ENE of Fish Camp, California · 16253 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.78 km SSE of El Portal, California · 16251 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.711 km NNE of Tres Pinos, California · 16248 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.22 km SE of Planada, California · 16248 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.016 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16247 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.80 km NE of Ahwahnee, California · 16245 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.611 km S of Bootjack, California · 16242 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.43 km NNE of Madera, California · 16238 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16238 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.819 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16236 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.132 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16235 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.115 km E of Tuolumne City, California · 16235 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.59 km NNE of Wawona, California · 16234 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.87 km S of Merced, California · 16234 days ago · 19 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.227 km WSW of Mendota, California · 16234 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.44 km ENE of Midpines, California · 16234 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.88 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16233 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.217 km ENE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16217 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16276 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.314 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16278 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.028 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.616 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.313 km E of Fish Camp, California · 16284 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.64 km NNE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16286 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.015 km ESE of Long Barn, California · 16291 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.617 km W of Volta, California · 16291 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.810 km WNW of Volta, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.822 km SE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16292 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.916 km N of El Portal, California · 16293 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.814 km N of Hollister, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.016 km SSE of Yosemite Valley, California · 16294 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.48 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16295 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.57 km NE of Buck Meadows, California · 16296 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.07 km NNW of El Nido, California · 16301 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072612. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.