California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 14 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 14 km N of Coalinga, California on Tue, Jun 21, 1983, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC), 9 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
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-21 22:16:59 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.271° N, 120.347° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.922km SW of San Joaquin, CA · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.416 km N of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15806 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 15806 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.43 km E of La Vina, California · 15806 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.219 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.710 km E of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 15805 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15805 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.312 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15805 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.58 km W of Greenfield, California · 15804 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.819km NW of Huron, CA · 15804 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.910 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.823 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15804 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15804 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15803 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15803 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.710 km SW of Huron, California · 15803 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.45 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.611 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15802 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 1.729 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15802 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 2.211 km SSW of Huron, California · 15802 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.726 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15801 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.89 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 15806 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.86 km N of Biola, California · 15806 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.25 km NW of Biola, California · 15806 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15807 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15807 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15807 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15807 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15807 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15807 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15807 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.512 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15807 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.810 km SSW of Huron, California · 15807 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.89 km E of San Simeon, California · 15807 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15807 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.411 km SSW of Huron, California · 15807 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097331. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.