California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km WNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Coalinga, California on Sun, May 27, 1979, 12:53 AM PDT (07:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km SW of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-05-27 07:53:25 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.189° N, 120.632° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17296 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17296 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17296 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17296 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.425 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.13 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 17296 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.725 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17295 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17295 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.330 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 17295 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · -1 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17294 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.033km NNE of Simmler, CA · 17294 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.82 km E of San Ardo, California · 17293 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.826 km W of Coalinga, California · 17293 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.125 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17292 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17292 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.916 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17292 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17290 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17290 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17289 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.825 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17289 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17289 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17288 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.313 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 17288 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17286 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.95 km W of Bradley, California · 17286 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.018 km SW of Lockwood, California · 17285 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.725 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17285 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.023 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 17284 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.630 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17283 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.620 km NE of Soledad, California · 17282 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17281 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 17281 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17279 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17276 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17276 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.126 km NW of San Simeon, California · 17276 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 17274 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17273 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 17272 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17270 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17268 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.3Central California · 17267 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.833 km NE of King City, California · 17267 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.211 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17265 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.51 km SE of San Ardo, California · 17265 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.6Central California · 17264 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.220 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 17263 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 3.225 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17297 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17297 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.432 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17298 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.132 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17298 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 17298 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.411 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17300 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17302 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.89 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17304 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.110 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17305 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.825 km NNE of King City, California · 17306 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.612 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 17306 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.59 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17306 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.57 km SSW of San Ardo, California · 17308 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.76km SE of Atascadero, CA · 17309 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17309 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.110 km WSW of Ridgemark, California · 17309 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.69 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 17310 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.110 km E of Cayucos, California · 17310 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.82 km S of Hollister, California · 17310 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.925 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17310 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1045939. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.