California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km N of Coalinga, California on Thu, May 5, 1983, 10:45 AM PDT (17:45 UTC), 10 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-05 17:45:17 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.218° N, 120.347° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
30

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. 2.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.611 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.68 km WNW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.120 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.020 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.89 km NW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.915 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.29 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.410 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 2.911 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 3.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.212 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.319 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.28 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.025 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.315 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.86 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.49 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092921. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.