California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26 km ESE of Big Sur, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km ESE of Big Sur, California on Fri, Jun 17, 1983, 11:57 AM PDT (18:57 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 32 km NE of Soledad, 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
1983-06-17 18:57:52 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.152° N, 121.556° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.026 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.425 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.524 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.825 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.324 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.111 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.625 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15811 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15810 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.026 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.624 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15810 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.44 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.024 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.525 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.89 km E of San Simeon, California · 15809 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.325 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15809 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.132 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15809 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15808 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15808 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.525 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.817 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15807 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.225 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.65 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15807 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 1.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.17 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15807 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.312 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.324 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 1.58 km W of Greenfield, California · 15806 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.823 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.924 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15806 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15805 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15805 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.224 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.424 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 3.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15805 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.46 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.324 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.729 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15804 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.726 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15803 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15802 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.126 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.010 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.613 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.96 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.65 km W of Bradley, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.915 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.912 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.714 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15817 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15818 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.313 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15818 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.39 km E of San Simeon, California · 15818 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.523 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15819 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097021. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.