M2.5 earthquake 10 km NE of Coalinga, California

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Aug 24, 1983, 11:37 AM PDT

UTC

1983-08-24 18:37:01 UTC

Depth

6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.211° N, 120.282° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

16

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast11 kmNE
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast75 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast303 kmNW

After

1. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 12:10 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 12:24 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 1:13 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
4. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 2:53 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 4:50 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.319 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 9:13 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
7. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 9:28 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
8. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 9:29 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 11:17 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
10. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 11:45 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
11. 1.68 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 1:19 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
12. 2.024 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 3:01 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.719 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 6:53 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
14. 2.323 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 6:56 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
15. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 7:21 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:13 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
17. 1.925 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 10:07 AM PDT · 15744 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
18. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 12:56 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 1:59 PM PDT · 15744 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
20. 3.310 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 4:18 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
21. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 4:23 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 7:11 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
23. 2.919 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 7:48 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
24. 1.615 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:20 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
25. 4.020 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:21 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
26. 3.020 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:23 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
27. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:25 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
28. 1.920 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:26 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
29. 1.919 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:27 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
30. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:30 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
31. 2.320 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 8:41 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
32. 2.619 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 9:42 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
33. 2.219 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 10:13 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.921 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 11:26 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
35. 2.312 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 11:40 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
36. 2.020 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Aug 25, 11:55 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
37. 1.920 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 12:09 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
38. 2.312 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 6:00 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
39. 1.619 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 8:20 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
40. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 10:51 AM PDT · 15743 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
41. 3.77 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 12:57 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
42. 2.229 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 1:53 PM PDT · 15743 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
43. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 4:45 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
44. 1.64 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 8:34 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Aug 26, 10:24 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
46. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 7:53 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
47. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 11:07 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
48. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 11:09 AM PDT · 15742 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
49. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 12:47 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
50. 2.811 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 2:28 PM PDT · 15742 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
51. 1.68 km SW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 4:52 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
52. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Aug 27, 7:44 PM PDT · 15741 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
53. 1.611 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Aug 28, 12:23 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.58 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 28, 5:50 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
55. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 28, 8:32 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
56. 1.78 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 28, 10:19 AM PDT · 15741 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
57. 2.119 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Aug 28, 4:54 PM PDT · 15740 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.98 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 28, 10:11 PM PDT · 15740 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
59. 2.111 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Aug 28, 10:24 PM PDT · 15740 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.517 km SW of King City, CaliforniaMon, Aug 29, 3:18 AM PDT · 15740 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.623 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 10:33 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.01 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 9:00 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
3. 2.712km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Aug 24, 8:59 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 8:58 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
5. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 8:31 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
6. 2.312 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 6:33 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
7. 2.6Central CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 4:49 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
8. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 3:05 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Aug 24, 12:44 AM PDT · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
10. 1.710 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 11:44 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
11. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 10:35 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
12. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 10:35 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
13. 3.415km NNW of Coalinga, CATue, Aug 23, 9:06 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 8:27 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
15. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 5:35 PM PDT · 15745 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
16. 2.225 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 1:59 PM PDT · 15746 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.912 km W of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 12:23 PM PDT · 15746 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
18. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 9:00 AM PDT · 15746 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
19. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 8:50 AM PDT · 15746 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
20. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Aug 23, 3:22 AM PDT · 15746 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1101039 (also filed as ci20349). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.