California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km ESE of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Coalinga, California on Sun, Jun 12, 1983, 3:40 PM PDT (22:40 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-12 22:40:18 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.094° N, 120.274° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.912 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.915 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.47 km N of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.65 km W of Bradley, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.16 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15816 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15815 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.910 km WSW of Huron, California · 15815 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 3.417 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.915 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.914 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.9Central California · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.0Central California · 15815 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.811 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15815 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 3.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.77 km E of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 3.513 km N of Shandon, California · 15814 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.613 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.39 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.010 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 15813 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.29 km WSW of Huron, California · 15817 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.510 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15817 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.212 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.213 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15817 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15817 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 3.16 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.517 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15817 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15817 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096708. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.