California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Coalinga, California on Tue, Oct 26, 1982, 1:16 AM PDT (08:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 11 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.

Coalinga forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-26 08:16:24 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.291° N, 120.516° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.110 km S of San Joaquin, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16036 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.720 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 3.021 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16035 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.519 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.2Central California · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.6Central California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16027 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16023 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.932 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16022 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.420 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.520 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.120 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16038 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.820 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.722 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.119 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1080901. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.