California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km WSW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Coalinga, California on Fri, Sep 25, 1981, 9:43 AM PDT (16:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 24 km ENE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1981-09-25 16:43:53 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.067° N, 120.624° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16442 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.2Central California · 16442 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.112 km SE of Coalinga, California · 16441 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.014 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 16441 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.118 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16441 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.927 km ENE of King City, California · 16441 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 16440 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16440 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.812 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16439 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.810 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16439 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16437 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.514 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 16437 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16436 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16436 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16436 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16435 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16433 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.015km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16432 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.08 km W of Huron, California · 16432 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.56 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16431 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.227 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 16431 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16430 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16429 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16429 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 16428 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.732 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16427 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.1Central California · 16427 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.98 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16426 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.68 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16425 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16424 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16422 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.82 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16422 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.528 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16422 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.03 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16421 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 16420 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16419 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16418 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16418 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.923 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16415 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16415 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16413 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16412 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16411 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16411 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16411 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.213 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16410 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.86 km NE of Cambria, California · 16410 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16410 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16409 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.531 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16408 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.62 km S of Parkfield, California · 16407 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16407 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.424 km NE of King City, California · 16404 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.5Central California · 16403 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16403 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 16402 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.87 km SW of Templeton, California · 16402 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16402 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.9Central California · 16443 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16443 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.59 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16443 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.217 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16444 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16444 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.926 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16446 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16446 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.313 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16446 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16447 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16449 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16449 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.511 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16449 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16450 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 16450 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.514 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16451 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.718 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.8Near the coast of Central California · 16451 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 16451 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.117 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 16451 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16452 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1067918. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.