California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km NW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km NW of Coalinga, California on Mon, Nov 1, 1982, 1:13 AM PST (09:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 Central California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-11-01 09:13:21 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.308° N, 120.523° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
157°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Central California · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.623 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16031 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16030 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.914 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16029 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.213 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16029 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.6Central California · 16029 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16028 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.918 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16028 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16027 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16026 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.424 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16026 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.728 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16024 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16024 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16023 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.932 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16022 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 2.04 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16021 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.714 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16021 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.911 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16020 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16020 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.821 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16020 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 3.716 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16019 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.6Central California · 16019 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16019 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.517 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.616 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.622 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.922 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16018 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 1.916 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16018 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16017 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.215 km SW of Volta, California · 16016 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, California · 16016 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.59 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16015 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16015 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16014 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16014 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16014 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.924 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16013 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.226 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16013 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16013 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16012 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.734 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16012 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 16012 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16011 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.024 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16011 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16010 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.816 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16010 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.016 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16010 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16010 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16009 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16009 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.79 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16004 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.711 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16032 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16032 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.519 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16032 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.423 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16032 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.622 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.56 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16033 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.624 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.923 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.824 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 16033 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.324 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.723 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16033 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.924 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16033 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.811 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 16034 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.424 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.321 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 16034 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.023 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16034 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1081253. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.