California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 6:05 AM PDT (13:05 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 13:05:36 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.272° N, 120.291° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.56 km WSW of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.85 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.53 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.716 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.97 km ESE of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.59 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.917 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.520 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.73 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 3.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.5Central California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.8Central California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.9Central California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.811 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 3.815 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.213 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.910 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 4.315 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.610 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.719 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.513 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 3.3Central California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  53. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 4.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.79 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.017 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.912 km SW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.011 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.83 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.08 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.08 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.68 km SW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.018 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.017 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.512 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091713. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.