California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km N of Coalinga, California on Wed, Jun 8, 1983, 3:26 PM PDT (22:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-08 22:26:38 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.234° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km N of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.912 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.912 km SW of Huron, California · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.84 km N of Avenal, California · 15821 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.66 km WNW of Huron, California · 15820 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.916 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15820 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.810 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.922 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15820 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15820 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.312 km E of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.620 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15819 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.614 km WNW of Huron, California · 15819 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15819 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.811 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.519 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15819 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 4.515 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.711 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.05 km N of Huron, California · 15819 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.212 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 3.012 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.811 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15819 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 3.212 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.523 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15819 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15819 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.85 km WSW of Huron, California · 15821 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.511 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15821 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.811 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15821 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.6Central California · 15821 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.911 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.9Central California · 15821 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.2Central California · 15822 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096413. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.