California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California on Fri, Aug 19, 1983, 2:33 PM PDT (21:33 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-19 21:33:24 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.238° N, 120.427° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
6

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15749 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15749 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15748 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15748 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15747 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15747 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15747 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15747 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.216 km N of Coalinga, California · 15747 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.914 km WNW of Huron, California · 15747 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15747 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.7Central California · 15746 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.95 km SW of Huron, California · 15746 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15746 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 15745 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.415 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15745 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 3.415km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15745 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.710 km SW of Huron, California · 15745 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.712 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15745 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.6Central California · 15745 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.312 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.712km NE of Coalinga, CA · 15744 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.01 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15744 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 15744 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.319 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15744 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.024 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15744 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.719 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15743 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.323 km NE of King City, California · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15743 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15749 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15749 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.416 km N of Coalinga, California · 15749 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.81 km WNW of Greenfield, California · 15749 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.53 km SSW of Huron, California · 15749 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15749 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15749 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.314 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15750 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.414 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15750 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15750 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.612 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100713 (also filed as ci20165). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:25 AM UTC.