M3.6 earthquake 4km ENE of Corralitos, CA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Corralitos, CA on Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 9:59 AM PDT (16:59 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.58	Mw, moment	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · 4 stations
3.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 4 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

742 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 105.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73707826 (also filed as us6000h61y). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.