California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Coalinga, California on Tue, Feb 27, 1979, 10:53 AM PST (18:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1979-02-27 18:53:52 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.204° N, 120.303° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 17379 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.8Central California · 17378 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17378 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.010 km N of San Simeon, California · 17377 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17376 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17376 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.421 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17376 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.128 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17375 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17374 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.923 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17374 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17373 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 17371 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17371 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.92km SSE of Alpaugh, CA · 17370 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 17369 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17369 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 17368 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 17367 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.914 km SE of Parkfield, California · 17367 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.736 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17366 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17366 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17366 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17364 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17363 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 3.230 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17363 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 17363 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17363 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.216 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17362 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 3.615 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17362 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17362 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17360 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 17360 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17359 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17359 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17359 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17358 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 17357 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.328 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17357 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.828 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17357 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.77 km SSW of Huron, California · 17357 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17356 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17355 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.228 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17354 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17353 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.931 km NE of King City, California · 17352 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17352 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17352 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.924 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17352 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17350 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17349 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17349 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 3.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17349 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17349 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.825km SSE of King City, CA · 17347 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17344 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17342 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.621 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 17342 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17342 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 3.17 km SSW of Huron, California · 17379 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17381 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17382 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 17383 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17385 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 17385 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 17385 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 17385 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.810 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17386 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17387 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 17387 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.99 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17387 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 17387 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.910 km E of Mendota, California · 17388 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.123 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 17389 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 17390 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17391 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.116 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17391 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17391 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1044821. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.