California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Oct 25, 1982, 3:43 PM PDT (22:43 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km SSW of Three Rocks, 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
1982-10-25 22:43:42 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.303° N, 120.520° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.622 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.622 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.223 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.220 km SW of Los Banos, California · 16048 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.923 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.019 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 4.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.022 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.722 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.58 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.423 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.524km N of Coalinga, CA · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 3.022 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.019 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.721 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.119 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.722 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.820 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16048 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.120 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.520 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.420 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16048 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16047 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16047 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.110 km S of San Joaquin, California · 16046 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16046 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 3.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.921 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.621 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.618 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.422 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.523 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.5Central California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.922 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 5.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.423 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.322 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.521 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.07 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.630 km W of Lockwood, California · 16049 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.422 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16049 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.125 km NNE of King City, California · 16050 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16051 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080786. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:18 AM UTC.