California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km ENE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Coalinga, California on Sat, May 14, 1983, 3:27 PM PDT (22:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-14 22:27:55 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.175° N, 120.286° 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
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.013 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.64 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.010 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.411 km W of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.915 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.7Central California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.5Central California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, CA · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, CA · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.326 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.46 km SSE of Oak Shores, California · 15844 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 3.0Central California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 3.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 1.716 km NW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.211 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.711 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.48 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.410 km NW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094513. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.