M1.9 earthquake 25 km NW of Coalinga, California
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Coalinga, California on Wed, Oct 27, 1982, 9:02 AM PDT (16:02 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 10 km S of San Joaquin, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-27 16:02:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.310° N, 120.548° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.21
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 159°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.110 km S of San Joaquin, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16036 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.720 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.021 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16035 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.519 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.2Central California · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.6Central California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16027 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16022 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.932 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16022 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.714 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16020 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
The first 60 of 162.
Before
- 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16037 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16037 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16037 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.922 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.121 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.420 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16038 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.521 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16038 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081010. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.