California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 9:32 AM PDT (16:32 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 16:32:14 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.149° N, 120.365° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.017 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15858 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.16 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.15 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.617 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15858 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.412 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.67 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.34 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.311 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 3.34 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 3.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.416 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.910 km W of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.020 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15858 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 3.410 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 2.27 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 3.313 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.216 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.66 km WNW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.118 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.27 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15858 days ago · -1 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.97 km W of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.510 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 2.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.14 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.65 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.112 km E of Parkfield, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 3.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 3.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.710 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 3.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · -1 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.317 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15858 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.16 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.917 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.19 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.110 km E of Parkfield, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.48 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.97 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.313 km NW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.412 km WNW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.36 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091849. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.