California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Mon, Sep 27, 1982, 9:39 PM PDT (04:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-09-28 04:39:42 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.216° N, 120.325° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 16073 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16072 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.223 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16072 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16071 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16071 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16069 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16069 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.0Central California · 16068 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.130 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16065 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16065 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.420 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16064 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.95 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16064 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16064 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16064 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16064 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16062 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.118 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16061 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16060 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16059 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 3.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16059 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16057 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16057 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 16056 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.54 km WSW of Madera Acres, California · 16056 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.315 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.014 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16054 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16053 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.823 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16051 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16050 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.914 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16049 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16049 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.125 km NNE of King City, California · 16047 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16046 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 2.322 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.423 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 5.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 3.922 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.5Central California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.523 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.422 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.618 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.621 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.921 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.623 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.710 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16073 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.924 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16073 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16074 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.714 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16074 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.424 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.821 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16075 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.724 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16075 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.93 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16075 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16078 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.8Central California · 16078 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.115 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16079 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16079 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.614 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16080 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.724 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16080 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.19km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16081 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.814 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16082 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1079683. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.