California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Coalinga, California on Wed, Feb 25, 1981, 12:15 AM PST (08:15 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-02-25 08:15:17 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.209° N, 120.286° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16655 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16655 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.621 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16654 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.032km E of Cholame, CA · 16654 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16654 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16653 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16651 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16650 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.79 km W of Huron, California · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.127 km NE of Soledad, California · 16650 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16650 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16649 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16647 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16646 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16644 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16644 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16642 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16642 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16636 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16634 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16633 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16632 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.714 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16631 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16630 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16630 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16628 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.8Central California · 16628 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 16628 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16627 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 16626 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.03 km SW of Avenal, California · 16626 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16625 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16624 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16624 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16624 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16624 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16623 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.519 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16623 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16622 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16621 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16620 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16620 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, California · 16616 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16616 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16616 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16615 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16615 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16615 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16615 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 16615 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16614 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16613 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16612 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 3.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16657 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.83 km N of Avenal, California · 16658 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 16658 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 16660 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.919 km S of Avenal, California · 16660 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.822km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.110 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16661 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.121 km S of Avenal, California · 16661 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.88 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16662 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.76 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16662 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.421 km S of Avenal, California · 16662 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.322km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.323km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16662 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16663 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.120km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16663 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060740. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.