California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Avenal, California on Fri, May 6, 1983, 1:50 AM PDT (08:50 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-06 08:50:22 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.062° N, 120.175° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.217 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.512 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.110 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.36 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.119 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.73 km W of Caruthers, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.58 km NW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.318 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.215 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.414 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.112 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.411 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.218 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.019 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.14 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 3.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 2.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.95 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 3.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.610 km NW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.513 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.714 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.613 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093095. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.