California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Coalinga, California on Tue, May 17, 1983, 12:30 AM PDT (07:30 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-17 07:30:01 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.172° N, 120.240° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.811 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.511 km WNW of Huron, California · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.718 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15842 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.412 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.65 km WSW of Lemoore Station, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.012 km WNW of Huron, California · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.613 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.2Central California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15842 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 3.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.213 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15842 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 3.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.0Central California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.012 km SSW of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.717 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094708. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC.