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M1.9 earthquake 19 km SSW of Volta, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Volta, California on Mon, Dec 13, 1982, 12:16 AM PST (08:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 37 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-12-13 08:16:57 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.936° N, 121.007° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15991 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15991 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.016 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15991 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.29 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15990 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.112 km SE of Catheys Valley, California · 15990 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15988 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15987 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15987 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 15985 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15985 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.921 km SE of Livermore, California · 15985 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.613 km S of Mountain House, California · 15985 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15984 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15984 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.09 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15983 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.04 km ESE of Interlaken, California · 15983 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.121 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15982 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.88 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15982 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.630 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15982 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.223 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15981 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15981 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15980 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15979 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15979 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.34 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15979 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15978 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 3.53 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15978 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15978 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.73 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15978 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.04 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15978 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.922 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15977 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.93 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15977 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.64 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.09 km N of Hollister, California · 15977 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.128 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15977 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.228 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15977 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15976 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.48 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15975 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.621 km NE of King City, California · 15975 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.46 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15974 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15974 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15974 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.316 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15974 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15972 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.717 km SW of Volta, California · 15970 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15970 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.523 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15968 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15968 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 3.410 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.96 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15966 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15966 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.924 km ENE of King City, California · 15964 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15964 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15963 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.83 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15963 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15991 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15991 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15992 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.83 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.723 km NE of Hollister, California · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.218 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15992 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.526 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15992 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.538 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15993 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.77 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15993 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.723 km NE of Hollister, California · 15993 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.61 km S of Communications Hill, California · 15993 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.49 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15993 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.913 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15993 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.017 km SE of Cantua Creek, California · 15994 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.77 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15996 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1083032. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.