California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km WNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Avenal, California on Mon, May 2, 1983, 10:29 PM PDT (05:29 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 05:29:54 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.043° N, 120.207° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
305°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.810 km W of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 4.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.711 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.61 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.19 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.58 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.67 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 3.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.58 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 4.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 4.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 3.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.45 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.3Central California · 15861 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.46 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.97 km E of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.013 km ESE of Coalinga, CA · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 3.212 km N of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.210 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.2Central California · 15861 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 4.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.1Central California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.95 km S of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.214 km WNW of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.219 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 3.15 km E of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.710 km E of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.510 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.810 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15861 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 3.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.1Central California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.815 km NW of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.3Central California · 15861 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.315 km WNW of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.811 km W of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.818 km NW of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.412 km W of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.411 km W of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.113 km W of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.03 km N of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.511 km W of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.320 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15861 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.07 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15861 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15861 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091371. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.