California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km N of Coalinga, California on Fri, Jun 17, 1983, 11:14 AM PDT (18:14 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-17 18:14:46 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.264° N, 120.363° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
17

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. 1.98 km ENE of Creston, California · 15814 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Huron, California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.111 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15813 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.49 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.719 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.17 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.110 km E of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.311 km W of Huron, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.8Central California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.911 km SSW of Huron, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.411 km SSW of Huron, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.89 km E of San Simeon, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.810 km SSW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 3.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 3.25 km NW of Biola, California · 15810 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15814 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.620 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 15815 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 15815 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097014. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.