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M1.9 earthquake 17 km WSW of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Volta, California on Wed, May 12, 1982, 1:44 AM PDT (08:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 18 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-05-12 08:44:31 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.024° N, 121.097° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16204 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 16202 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.222 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16202 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.64 km SE of Lexington Hills, California · 16202 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.713 km SSW of Tracy, California · 16202 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16201 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.79 km E of San Martin, California · 16201 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16200 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.830 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16199 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16199 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16197 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.29 km NE of Milpitas, California · 16197 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16197 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.714 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16196 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.034 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16196 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16196 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.511 km SE of Seven Trees, California · 16196 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.49 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.67 km SSE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 16195 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 3.78 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16195 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16195 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.98 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16194 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.11 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.326 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16193 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16193 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16192 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.69 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16190 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16190 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.924 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.810 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16189 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.56 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16188 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.215 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16188 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16187 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.47 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 16187 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16187 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.82 km NNE of Saratoga, California · 16186 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16186 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.711 km NE of Gilroy, California · 16186 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.55 km SE of Aromas, California · 16185 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.310 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.514 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 16185 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.64 km NE of Fremont, California · 16185 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.24 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16184 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.64 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16183 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.18 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 16183 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.634 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16183 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.518 km E of East Foothills, California · 16182 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.24 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 16181 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.811 km SSE of Tracy, California · 16180 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16180 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.67 km ENE of Interlaken, California · 16178 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16205 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.73 km ESE of Aromas, California · 16205 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16206 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16207 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNW of Hollister, California · 16207 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.122 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16208 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16208 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.78 km NNE of Milpitas, California · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16210 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.56 km S of Three Rocks, California · 16210 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.734 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16211 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1074381. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.