California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km W of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km W of Volta, California on Sat, Feb 13, 1982, 9:44 PM PST (05:44 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 22 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-14 05:44:40 UTC
Depth
-0.0 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.075° N, 121.123° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
174°
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: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.27 km E of East Foothills, California · 16291 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.92 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.02 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.42 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16289 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.26 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16289 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16288 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.49 km NW of Hollister, California · 16288 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.218 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16286 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.510 km WNW of Moss Landing, California · 16286 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.79 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.07 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 16283 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.58 km E of San Martin, California · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.65 km S of Gilroy, California · 16283 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.515 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16282 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16282 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16282 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.315 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16280 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.89 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 16279 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.38 km S of Merced, California · 16279 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.95 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.05 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16278 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.38 km NE of Hollister, California · 16277 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.88 km NE of Hollister, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 16275 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.62 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 16274 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.85 km NNE of Tuttle, California · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.18 km S of Merced, California · 16274 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 3.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16274 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16273 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.85 km SW of Gilroy, California · 16273 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.29 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 3.08 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.77 km SSE of Livermore, California · 16271 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.26 km W of Merced, California · 16271 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.64 km NNE of Fremont, California · 16271 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.2Central California · 16270 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 2.22 km WSW of Hollister, California · 16292 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.810 km WNW of Volta, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.59 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 16292 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.612 km ESE of Livermore, California · 16292 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.814 km N of Hollister, California · 16294 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.23 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 16294 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.914 km E of Seven Trees, California · 16294 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.84 km NE of Tres Pinos, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.23 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 16295 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.75 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16295 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.48 km ENE of Patterson, California · 16295 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.918 km E of East Foothills, California · 16296 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16296 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1072096. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.