California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central California on Tue, Jul 19, 1983, 11:26 AM PDT (18:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-19 18:26:39 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.238° N, 120.411° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15779 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.727 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 15777 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 5.411 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 3.49 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.721km N of Coalinga, CA · 15776 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.013 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 2.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 3.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 3.19 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.019km NW of Huron, CA · 15776 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 3.117 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.929km SW of San Joaquin, CA · 15776 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 3.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.719 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 3.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 3.510km NNE of Parkfield, CA · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 3.315km N of Coalinga, CA · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 3.315 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 4.112 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.610km NE of Coalinga, CA · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 4.89 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 3.214km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.315 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 3.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 3.013 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 1.817 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15776 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.920 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.5Central California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 15779 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.013 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.41 km NE of West Park, California · 15779 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.25 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 3.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098835 (also filed as ci10747). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.