California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 15 km SW of Volta, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Volta, California on Tue, Nov 16, 1982, 1:28 PM PST (21:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-16 21:28:00 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.980° N, 121.030° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
58

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081991. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.