California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Oct 25, 1982, 8:52 PM PDT (03:52 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 22 km SSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-26 03:52:40 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.296° N, 120.496° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.110 km S of San Joaquin, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16036 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.720 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 3.021 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16035 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.519 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.2Central California · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.6Central California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16027 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 2.420 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.520 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.120 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16038 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.820 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.119 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.721 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.019 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.822 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 3.022 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.021 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.524km N of Coalinga, CA · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080875. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.