California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km SSE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Coalinga, California on Fri, Jan 2, 1981, 8:06 PM PST (04:06 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-01-03 04:06:53 UTC
Depth
74.2 km (46.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.054° N, 120.319° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16709 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.214 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16708 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.29 km W of Coalinga, California · 16707 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16707 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16705 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.19km ESE of San Luis Obispo, CA · 16704 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.210km NW of Avenal, CA · 16702 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16702 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16701 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16701 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16701 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.412 km W of Huron, California · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.89 km W of Huron, California · 16701 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.511 km W of Huron, California · 16701 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.510 km W of Huron, California · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 3.18 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.512 km NE of Shandon, California · 16699 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.115 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16697 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16697 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.224 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16696 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.17 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16695 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16694 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.57 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16694 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16693 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16693 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 16691 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 2.0Central California · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16687 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.733 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16685 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.73 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16685 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.534 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16685 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 16685 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16685 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 16684 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16684 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16682 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 3.48 km NE of Cayucos, California · 16682 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 3.625 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16681 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16680 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.39km SSW of Huron, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16680 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.512km W of Avenal, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.410km W of Avenal, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 3.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16680 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16680 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16680 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.512km NE of Avenal, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.723 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16679 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 16679 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16678 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16678 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.624 km SE of Shandon, California · 16709 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.624 km NE of Shandon, California · 16709 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16712 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16712 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16712 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.212 km W of Huron, California · 16715 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16715 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNE of King City, California · 16715 days ago · -1 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16718 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.715 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16718 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16719 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.70 km NE of Lemoore Station, California · 16720 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.213 km SW of Cayucos, California · 16720 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.513 km W of Morro Bay, California · 16720 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16720 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16720 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16721 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16721 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058819. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.