California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Tue, Jul 26, 1983, 12:52 PM PDT (19:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 11 km NE 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
1983-07-26 19:52:13 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.191° N, 120.401° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
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: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 15776 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.015 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15776 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.719 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.68km E of Coalinga, CA · 15776 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.99km SW of Huron, CA · 15776 days ago · -1 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.910 km E of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.617km N of Coalinga, CA · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.611 km W of Oak Shores, California · 15775 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15775 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15775 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15775 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.27 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15775 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.612km E of Coalinga, CA · 15774 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.014 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.810 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15774 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.013 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.912 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15774 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.116 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15774 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.616 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15774 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15773 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.85 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15773 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.0Central California · 15773 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.57 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.8Central California · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.812 km NE of Shandon, California · 15773 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.210 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15773 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.7Central California · 15773 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15773 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15773 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15772 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.58 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 2.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.018 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15772 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15772 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.813 km NE of Coalinga, CA · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 2.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 3.4Central California · 15772 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  57. 3.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15772 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15771 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.89km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15777 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.710 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.715 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.911 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.512 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.013 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.87 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.115 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.211 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.011 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.67 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1099355 (also filed as ci12043). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.