M1.8 earthquake 23 km NW of Coalinga, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Coalinga, California on Fri, Oct 29, 1982, 2:59 AM PDT (09:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-10-29 09:59:34 UTC
- Depth
- 10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.303° N, 120.527° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 171°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16047 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16046 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16046 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16046 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16046 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16046 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16045 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16045 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16045 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16045 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16044 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16044 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.519 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16044 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16044 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16044 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.2Central California · 16044 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16043 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16042 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16041 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16041 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.6Central California · 16041 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16041 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16040 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16039 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16038 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16038 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16036 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16035 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.932 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16035 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16034 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16033 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.714 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16033 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16032 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.821 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16031 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.6Central California · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16031 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16031 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.616 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16030 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16030 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16030 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.916 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16029 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.215 km SW of Volta, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
The first 60 of 152.
Before
- 3.021 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16047 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.720 km NE of Soledad, California · 16047 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16047 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16047 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16047 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.611 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.221 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16048 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Templeton, California · 16048 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.110 km S of San Joaquin, California · 16048 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.925 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16048 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16049 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.823 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16049 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.620 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16049 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.122 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16049 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16050 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16050 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.211 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16050 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16050 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081094. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.