M2.6 earthquake 11 km NW of Avenal, California

Magnitude

2.6 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Dec 28, 1983, 12:25 PM PST

UTC

1983-12-28 20:25:48 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.078° N, 120.221° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

37

• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast12 kmNW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast85 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast288 kmNW

After

1. 1.79 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Dec 29, 3:38 AM PST · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Dec 29, 7:48 AM PST · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 2:20 AM PST · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
4. 1.96 km ENE of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 5:36 AM PST · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
5. 1.634 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 5:53 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Dec 30, 7:14 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 5:30 AM PST · 15606 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 6:36 AM PST · 15606 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.04 km SSE of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 9:11 AM PST · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 12:47 PM PST · 15606 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Dec 31, 5:19 PM PST · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
12. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 10:27 AM PST · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 6:21 PM PST · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 2:39 PM PST · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 3:29 PM PST · 15604 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
16. 2.1Central CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:17 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
17. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:19 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
18. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:40 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 2, 11:40 PM PST · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 3, 6:59 PM PST · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
21. 1.79 km SW of Lanare, CaliforniaTue, Jan 3, 10:16 PM PST · 15602 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
22. 1.68 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaWed, Jan 4, 4:08 AM PST · 15602 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
23. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 4, 10:04 PM PST · 15601 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
24. 1.923 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 6:44 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
25. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 10:40 AM PST · 15601 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
26. 1.71 km S of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 3:24 PM PST · 15601 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
27. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 4:18 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 6:24 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
29. 2.510 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 3:17 PM PST · 15600 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
30. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 5:56 PM PST · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
31. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 10:17 PM PST · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
32. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 12:47 AM PST · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
33. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 3:30 AM PST · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 5:00 AM PST · 15599 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
35. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 7, 9:34 AM PST · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
36. 2.83 km NW of Biola, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 3:24 AM PST · 15598 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
37. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 4:03 AM PST · 15598 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
38. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 8:30 AM PST · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
39. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 8, 3:29 PM PST · 15598 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
40. 2.015 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 5:24 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
41. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 9:53 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
42. 2.213 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 10:03 AM PST · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
43. 2.110km W of Shafter, CAMon, Jan 9, 12:18 PM PST · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
44. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 4:45 PM PST · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.234 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 5:54 PM PST · 15596 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
46. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 1:28 AM PST · 15596 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
47. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 9:01 AM PST · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
48. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 10, 6:47 PM PST · 15595 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
49. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 4:14 AM PST · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
50. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 8:22 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
51. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 9:39 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
52. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jan 11, 9:54 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
53. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 7:29 AM PST · 15594 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
54. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 2:45 PM PST · 15594 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 5:50 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
56. 1.66 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 9:47 PM PST · 15593 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
57. 1.910 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 2:40 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 3:00 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
59. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jan 13, 6:23 AM PST · 15593 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
60. 1.712 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jan 14, 4:30 AM PST · 15592 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1109227 (also filed as ci27987). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.