California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Wed, May 18, 1983, 2:19 AM PDT (09:19 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-18 09:19:00 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.248° N, 120.394° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.07 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.312 km SW of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.512 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.916 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.814 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.58 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.44 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 3.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.020 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 4.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.811 km W of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.66 km NW of Avenal, California · 15842 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, California · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.320 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15842 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15842 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.310 km NW of Avenal, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.510 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.19 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.513 km WNW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.531 km SW of King City, California · 15844 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094839. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.