M1.5 earthquake 31 km WNW of Coalinga, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Oct 29, 1981, 4:09 PM PST

UTC

1981-10-30 00:09:50 UTC

Depth

10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.242° N, 120.682° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

109°

Stations used

17

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast31 kmWNW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast99 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast329 kmNW

After

1. 1.62 km S of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 30, 8:20 PM PST · 16397 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Oct 31, 12:34 AM PST · 16397 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.424 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Nov 2, 3:57 PM PST · 16395 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
4. 2.5Central CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 3:31 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 3:49 PM PST · 16394 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.95 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Nov 3, 10:32 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 2:18 AM PST · 16393 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.01 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 12:43 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
9. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 12:53 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
10. 1.87 km SW of Templeton, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 5:47 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Nov 4, 5:52 PM PST · 16393 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
12. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Nov 6, 4:56 PM PST · 16391 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
13. 2.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 1:26 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Nov 8, 7:40 PM PST · 16389 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
15. 1.726 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Nov 9, 7:45 AM PST · 16388 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.75 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 1:28 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 8:35 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.520 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Nov 10, 9:26 AM PST · 16387 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
19. 1.822 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Nov 11, 6:31 PM PST · 16386 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.528 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 2:13 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
21. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Nov 13, 3:46 PM PST · 16384 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
22. 2.527 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 11:36 AM PST · 16382 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
23. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 6:40 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
24. 2.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 6:58 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
25. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 7:07 PM PST · 16382 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
26. 3.224 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 15, 11:29 PM PST · 16381 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
27. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Nov 16, 6:59 AM PST · 16381 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
28. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Nov 18, 12:28 PM PST · 16379 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
29. 1.625 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 19, 11:24 PM PST · 16377 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 8:57 AM PST · 16376 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
31. 1.921 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSat, Nov 21, 12:34 PM PST · 16376 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
32. 1.822 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Nov 22, 3:26 AM PST · 16375 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
33. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Nov 24, 10:06 PM PST · 16372 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
34. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 2:58 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
35. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 10:48 AM PST · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
36. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Nov 26, 1:27 PM PST · 16371 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
37. 2.023 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 7:52 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
38. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 11:15 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
39. 2.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 11:29 AM PST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.76 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:21 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
41. 2.35 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:41 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.45 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 1:42 PM PST · 16370 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 8:23 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
44. 1.86 km WNW of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Nov 27, 10:06 PM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
45. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 2:25 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
46. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Nov 28, 6:39 AM PST · 16369 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
47. 2.12 km E of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 5:51 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 6:23 PM PST · 16368 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
49. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 8:17 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
50. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Nov 29, 9:13 PM PST · 16367 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
51. 1.68 km SW of Templeton, CaliforniaMon, Nov 30, 4:52 AM PST · 16367 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
52. 1.814 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 1:03 AM PST · 16366 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.625 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 6:09 PM PST · 16366 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
54. 2.05 km SSW of Ridgemark, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 8:49 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
55. 1.721 km WSW of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 1, 10:50 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
56. 1.730 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 5:01 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
57. 1.830 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Dec 2, 5:08 PM PST · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
58. 3.122 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Dec 4, 5:34 AM PST · 16363 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
59. 1.72 km NNW of Hollister, CaliforniaFri, Dec 4, 9:04 PM PST · 16362 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
60. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Dec 6, 6:05 AM PST · 16361 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

1. 2.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Oct 28, 2:16 PM PST · 16400 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
2. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 4:20 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
3. 1.86 km NE of Cambria, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 3:09 PM PST · 16401 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.213 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 9:52 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
5. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Oct 27, 12:24 AM PST · 16401 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
6. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 6:50 AM PST · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 26, 6:01 AM PST · 16402 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
8. 3.14 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 3:08 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
9. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Oct 25, 12:53 PM PST · 16403 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
10. 2.22 km SSW of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 10:41 PM PDT · 16403 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
11. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 2:44 PM PDT · 16404 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.41 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 4:16 AM PDT · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
13. 2.61 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Oct 24, 3:46 AM PDT · 16404 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Oct 23, 12:00 AM PDT · 16405 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.923 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, Oct 22, 6:26 AM PDT · 16406 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.530 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 19, 2:17 PM PDT · 16409 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 19, 10:41 AM PDT · 16409 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
18. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Oct 19, 2:03 AM PDT · 16409 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 18, 7:10 AM PDT · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.46 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Oct 18, 6:56 AM PDT · 16410 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1069043. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.