California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km NE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Coalinga, California on Sat, May 7, 1983, 12:50 PM PDT (19:50 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1983-05-07 19:50:14 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.224° N, 120.265° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.45
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
19

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. 1.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.410 km W of Huron, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.57 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.812 km NE of Shandon, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.313 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.7Central California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.529 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.89 km SW of Huron, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 3.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.6Central California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 3.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.8Central California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 3.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.213 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.3Central California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.78 km E of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 3.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · -1 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.816 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.910 km WSW of Huron, California · 15853 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.118 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.215 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.112 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.013 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 15853 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.116 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15853 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093473. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.