M1.7 earthquake 25 km ESE of Big Sur, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Jul 26, 1983, 8:05 AM PDT

UTC

1983-07-26 15:05:19 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.156° N, 121.555° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

144°

Stations used

24

• Big Sur, CaliforniaPopulation 1,000. Forecast26 kmESE
• Greenfield, CaliforniaPopulation 17,184. Forecast33 kmWSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast59 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast381 kmNW

After

1. 2.925 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 8:52 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 7:11 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
3. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 1:09 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
4. 1.831 km WSW of San Simeon, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 5:58 AM PDT · 15773 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
5. 1.611 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaWed, Jul 27, 3:35 PM PDT · 15773 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.014 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 6:24 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
7. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 9:15 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
8. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Jul 28, 9:40 PM PDT · 15772 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
9. 2.116 km NNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaFri, Jul 29, 12:46 PM PDT · 15771 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.7Central CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 10:14 AM PDT · 15770 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
11. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 7:20 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.65 km NE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 8:14 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
13. 3.18 km SE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 11:01 PM PDT · 15770 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 30, 11:35 PM PDT · 15769 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
15. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 4:31 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
16. 2.030 km WNW of San Simeon, CaliforniaSun, Jul 31, 9:16 AM PDT · 15769 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.622 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 6:00 AM PDT · 15768 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
18. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 1, 3:29 PM PDT · 15768 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 3:10 AM PDT · 15767 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.06 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 2, 6:13 AM PDT · 15767 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
21. 1.815 km SSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaWed, Aug 3, 5:46 AM PDT · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
22. 1.524 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Aug 3, 3:26 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 3, 10:42 PM PDT · 15766 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
24. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 1:29 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.015 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 4:10 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
26. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 4:55 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
27. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Aug 4, 6:06 PM PDT · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
28. 2.612 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 3:01 AM PDT · 15764 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
29. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 5, 4:32 PM PDT · 15764 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
30. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 11:55 AM PDT · 15763 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
31. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 7:55 PM PDT · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 8:12 PM PDT · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
33. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Aug 6, 9:50 PM PDT · 15763 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
34. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 2:28 AM PDT · 15762 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.923 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaSun, Aug 7, 3:25 PM PDT · 15762 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
36. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Aug 8, 4:33 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
37. 4.032 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 8, 6:13 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.813 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 8, 10:50 AM PDT · 15761 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
39. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 8, 3:16 PM PDT · 15761 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
40. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 12:56 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
41. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 11:46 AM PDT · 15760 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
42. 3.231 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 5:33 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
43. 2.15 km SW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 9, 9:36 PM PDT · 15760 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
44. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 8:53 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
45. 2.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 10:24 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.6Central CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 11:29 AM PDT · 15759 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.621 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaWed, Aug 10, 7:28 PM PDT · 15759 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
48. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 12:56 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
49. 3.012 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 4:31 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
50. 3.312km WNW of Coalinga, CAThu, Aug 11, 4:32 AM PDT · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
51. 1.720 km NW of San Simeon, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 4:21 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
52. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 6:00 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
53. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 11, 8:49 PM PDT · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
54. 2.238 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 6:36 AM PDT · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
55. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 12, 11:48 PM PDT · 15756 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
56. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Aug 13, 2:45 AM PDT · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
57. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 14, 9:23 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
58. 2.35 km NNE of Ridgemark, CaliforniaSun, Aug 14, 11:15 PM PDT · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
59. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 15, 12:57 AM PDT · 15754 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
60. 1.612 km ESE of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Aug 16, 9:21 AM PDT · 15753 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

1. 2.525 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 6:27 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.715 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 6:27 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
3. 2.512 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jul 26, 4:50 AM PDT · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.69 km NW of Hollister, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 11:55 PM PDT · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.115 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 9:48 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.911 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 25, 2:22 PM PDT · 15775 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.111 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 5:25 PM PDT · 15776 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
8. 1.93 km N of Templeton, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 7:27 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
9. 1.612 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 24, 2:45 AM PDT · 15776 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.613 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 10:48 PM PDT · 15777 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.613 km W of Oak Shores, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 10:25 PM PDT · 15777 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.812 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 9:16 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.03 km N of Templeton, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 7:27 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
14. 1.915 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 5:58 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 23, 2:23 AM PDT · 15777 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
16. 1.727 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 11:00 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
17. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 10:51 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
18. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 9:35 PM PDT · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
19. 2.336 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 10:01 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.924 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Jul 22, 8:55 AM PDT · 15778 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1099343. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.