California earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California on Sun, May 8, 1983, 8:12 PM PDT (03:12 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-05-09 03:12:45 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.238° N, 120.294° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
52

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. 2.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.312 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.616 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.95 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.78 km E of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.68 km WSW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 2.40 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.80 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.615 km WNW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.60 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.015 km WNW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.014 km WNW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.411 km NW of Avenal, California · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.211 km NW of Avenal, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.613 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 5.212 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.313 km SW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.09 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.120 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.115 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15851 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.1Central California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.90 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093721 (also filed as usp0001v6b). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.