California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central California on Thu, Jul 7, 1983, 8:04 AM PDT (15:04 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 25 km NW of San Simeon, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-07-07 15:04:57 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.144° N, 121.570° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15791 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.122 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15791 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.623 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15791 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.922 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15790 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.88 km NE of Corralitos, California · 15790 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.89 km SW of Cambria, California · 15790 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15788 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.826 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15788 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15788 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15788 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15787 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.325 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15787 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15785 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.522 km ENE of King City, California · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.728 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15784 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.226 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.75 km NE of Interlaken, California · 15784 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.124 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15784 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.025 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15783 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15783 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.726 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15780 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.6Central California · 15779 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.628 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 3.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.225 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.026 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.024 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.025 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.425 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.125 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.728 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 2.325 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.725 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.727 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 15778 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.116 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.722 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15792 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.123 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Cambria, California · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Gilroy, California · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.724 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15794 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.22 km SW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15795 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.223 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15795 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15795 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.125 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.612 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15796 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.123 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15796 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.86 km NNW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15796 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.912 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15797 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15797 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098235. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.