M1.5 earthquake 10 km NW of Avenal, California

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Jan 14, 1983, 3:59 PM PST

UTC

1983-01-14 23:59:25 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.064° N, 120.225° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

251°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

14

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast11 kmNW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast86 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast287 kmNW

After

1. 1.78 km W of Templeton, CaliforniaSat, Jan 15, 4:51 PM PST · 15956 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
2. 2.0Central CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 10:44 PM PST · 15955 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
3. 2.423 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Jan 16, 10:49 PM PST · 15955 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
4. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 18, 9:02 AM PST · 15953 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
5. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jan 19, 3:02 AM PST · 15952 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.821 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 19, 12:41 PM PST · 15952 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
7. 2.45 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 12:24 AM PST · 15952 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
8. 2.329 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Jan 20, 8:56 PM PST · 15951 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 21, 8:44 AM PST · 15950 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
10. 1.913 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 3:52 AM PST · 15949 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
11. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jan 22, 11:24 AM PST · 15949 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.86 km ESE of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jan 23, 4:45 AM PST · 15948 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
13. 1.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 4:40 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.018 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 10:48 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
15. 2.517 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 10:48 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.216 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 25, 10:58 PM PST · 15946 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.924 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Jan 26, 2:03 PM PST · 15945 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
18. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 26, 9:49 PM PST · 15945 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.523km SSW of Alpaugh, CAFri, Jan 28, 1:11 AM PST · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
20. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 9:28 AM PST · 15943 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
21. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jan 28, 9:13 PM PST · 15943 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
22. 1.55 km WSW of Cayucos, CaliforniaSat, Jan 29, 2:38 AM PST · 15942 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 12:05 PM PST · 15940 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
24. 1.723 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 31, 7:47 PM PST · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
25. 2.022 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 5:07 AM PST · 15939 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
26. 1.824 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 7:00 AM PST · 15939 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
27. 1.619 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 11:53 AM PST · 15939 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
28. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, CaliforniaTue, Feb 1, 9:11 PM PST · 15939 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
29. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Feb 2, 4:30 PM PST · 15938 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
30. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Feb 3, 2:22 PM PST · 15937 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 7:20 AM PST · 15936 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
32. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 2:37 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
33. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 8:46 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.97 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 4, 8:56 PM PST · 15936 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
35. 4.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 4:01 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
36. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 5:17 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
37. 2.037 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 9:42 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
38. 2.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 10:01 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
39. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 10:31 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
40. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 10:39 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
41. 1.527 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Feb 5, 11:39 PM PST · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
42. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 12:44 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
43. 1.824 km SW of Firebaugh, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 1:58 AM PST · 15935 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
44. 2.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 6, 3:34 PM PST · 15934 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
45. 3.013 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, Feb 7, 3:17 AM PST · 15933 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
46. 2.47km ESE of Pixley, CAThu, Feb 10, 1:32 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, Feb 10, 9:23 PM PST · 15930 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
48. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 12, 9:32 PM PST · 15928 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
49. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Feb 13, 7:59 PM PST · 15927 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
50. 1.65 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Feb 13, 8:11 PM PST · 15927 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
51. 1.819 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Feb 14, 5:17 AM PST · 15926 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
52. 1.829 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Feb 15, 1:53 AM PST · 15926 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
53. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 12:01 AM PST · 15924 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
54. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 10:49 AM PST · 15923 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
55. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 10:34 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
56. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Feb 17, 11:54 PM PST · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
57. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Feb 19, 6:01 AM PST · 15921 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
58. 2.522 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Feb 19, 1:23 PM PST · 15921 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
59. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 19, 5:13 PM PST · 15921 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
60. 2.020 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Feb 20, 10:56 AM PST · 15920 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

1. 1.525 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 1:26 PM PST · 15957 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
2. 1.624 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Jan 14, 10:41 AM PST · 15957 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
3. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 8:03 PM PST · 15958 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
4. 2.8Central CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 6:50 PM PST · 15958 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
5. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 5:27 AM PST · 15958 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
6. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jan 13, 1:04 AM PST · 15959 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
7. 3.019 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jan 12, 11:12 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.623 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 12, 10:25 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 12, 8:58 PM PST · 15959 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 11, 5:38 PM PST · 15960 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
11. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 11, 1:06 PM PST · 15960 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
12. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 10, 2:22 PM PST · 15961 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 9, 4:22 PM PST · 15962 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.924 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 8, 6:02 PM PST · 15963 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Jan 7, 11:15 AM PST · 15964 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.523 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 4, 1:45 PM PST · 15967 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.46 km WSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Jan 2, 4:53 AM PST · 15969 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
18. 2.02 km E of Templeton, CaliforniaSat, Jan 1, 8:40 PM PST · 15970 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 1, 3:06 AM PST · 15970 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
20. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Dec 30, 2:22 PM PST · 15972 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1085779. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.