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M1.9 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Central California on Mon, Apr 25, 1983, 3:30 PM PDT (22:30 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km S of San Juan Bautista, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-25 22:30:42 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.610° N, 121.883° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Central California · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15862 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.67 km N of Boulder Creek, California · 15861 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.712 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15859 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.810 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.38 km N of East Foothills, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.510 km NE of San Martin, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.722 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 3.331 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 3.96 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.95 km N of Lockwood, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.039 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.113 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.06 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.912 km SW of San Lucas, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.236 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.411 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.57 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.7Northern California · 15853 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.77 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.435 km WNW of Lockwood, California · 15853 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.34 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15852 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.016 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.716 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15851 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.921 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15851 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15848 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15848 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.63 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15847 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.79 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 2.326 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.310 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15842 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.612 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15841 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.612 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15841 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15841 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.531 km SW of King City, California · 15841 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15864 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15865 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15865 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.511 km SSW of Greenfield, California · 15866 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15867 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.512 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15867 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 15867 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.98 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 15868 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.411 km SSW of Loyola, California · 15868 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15868 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15868 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15869 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15869 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15870 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15870 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15870 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15871 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15871 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1090859. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:58 PM UTC.