California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Coalinga, California on Tue, Feb 10, 1981, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-02-10 23:03:44 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.209° N, 120.295° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16668 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 3.513 km W of Avenal, California · 16668 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16667 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16666 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16666 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.512 km NE of San Miguel, California · 16666 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16666 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16665 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16665 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.816 km N of San Simeon, California · 16664 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16662 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.331km E of Cholame, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16662 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.120km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16662 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16661 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.323km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.322km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16661 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.421 km S of Avenal, California · 16661 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.76 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16661 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.88 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16661 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.121 km S of Avenal, California · 16660 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.110 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16660 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16660 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.822km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16659 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.919 km S of Avenal, California · 16659 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 16659 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 16657 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.83 km N of Avenal, California · 16657 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16656 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 3.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16655 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16654 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16654 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 3.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.621 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16653 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.032km E of Cholame, CA · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16653 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.79 km W of Huron, California · 16649 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.127 km NE of Soledad, California · 16649 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16649 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16649 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16649 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16646 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16645 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16643 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16643 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16641 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16641 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16636 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.014 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.114 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.71 km E of San Ardo, California · 16671 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16671 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.322 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16672 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16672 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.814 km W of Coalinga, California · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16674 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16675 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16676 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16676 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 16677 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16677 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.723 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16677 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.512km NE of Avenal, CA · 16678 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16678 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16678 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060232 (also filed as ci12254531). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.