California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km NW of Avenal, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Avenal, California on Thu, Dec 1, 1983, 2:56 AM PST (10:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-01 10:56:09 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.084° N, 120.211° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.019 km N of Coalinga, California · 15626 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15625 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.97 km W of Huron, California · 15625 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15625 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 15625 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.69 km NNW of Alpaugh, California · 15624 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.06km NW of Farmersville, CA · 15624 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15623 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15623 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15623 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15623 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15622 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15622 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.4Central California · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.06 km S of Santa Margarita, California · 15622 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15622 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.315 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15621 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.714 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15621 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.47 km NE of Huron, California · 15620 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15620 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15619 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.012 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15618 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 3.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 2.224km SW of San Joaquin, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 4.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.710 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.33 km S of Santa Margarita, California · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.710 km NW of Avenal, California · 15615 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15615 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 3.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.820 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.112 km SSE of Huron, California · 15613 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.54 km N of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107794 (also filed as ci25698). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.