California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km N of Coalinga, California on Sun, May 8, 1983, 6:25 PM PDT (01:25 UTC), 9 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
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-09 01:25:58 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.227° N, 120.346° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
28

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. 2.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.313 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 5.212 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.412 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.312 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.616 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.95 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.78 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.68 km WSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.40 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 2.80 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.615 km WNW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.60 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.015 km WNW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.014 km WNW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.411 km NW of Avenal, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.211 km NW of Avenal, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.613 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.120 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.115 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.1Central California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.90 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.318 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093708. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.