California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Coalinga, California on Wed, May 4, 1983, 6:56 AM PDT (13:56 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-04 13:56:58 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 120.270° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.012 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.58 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.618 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.012 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.74 km NNE of Three Rocks, California · 15858 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.05 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.17 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.310 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.610 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.512 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.510 km NW of Avenal, California · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.75 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.78 km E of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.619 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15858 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.29 km NW of Avenal, California · 15858 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 3.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.310 km SW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 3.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.59 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.613 km WNW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.017 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15858 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.98 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.820 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.97 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 3.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15858 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092452. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.