California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Coalinga, California on Sat, Oct 30, 1982, 4:43 PM PDT (23:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 23 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-10-30 23:43:36 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.296° N, 120.543° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.519 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.723 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.2Central California · 16031 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.6Central California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16027 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16023 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.932 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16022 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.714 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16021 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.821 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.6Central California · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16019 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.78 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 16019 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.616 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16018 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.916 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16017 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.215 km SW of Volta, California · 16016 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16016 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16015 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16014 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16014 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.924 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16013 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.226 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16013 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16013 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16012 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.734 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.823 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 3.021 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16035 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.720 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16035 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16035 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16036 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16036 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081186. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.