California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km N of Coalinga, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km N of Coalinga, California on Sat, Dec 3, 1983, 2:08 PM PST (22:08 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km NW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-12-03 22:08:34 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.172° N, 120.353° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
18

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 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15645 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.023 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15645 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.822 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15644 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15644 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.04 km NW of Avenal, California · 15644 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.630 km NE of King City, California · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.819 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15643 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.74 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.1Central California · 15642 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15642 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.122 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 15642 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.717 km WNW of Huron, California · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.96 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15641 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15641 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 3.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15640 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.824 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15638 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.86 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15638 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15638 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.019 km N of Coalinga, California · 15638 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.97 km W of Huron, California · 15637 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 15637 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.69 km NNW of Alpaugh, California · 15636 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15635 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15635 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.4Central California · 15634 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15634 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.06 km S of Santa Margarita, California · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15633 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.315 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15633 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15633 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.714 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15633 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15633 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.47 km NE of Huron, California · 15632 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15632 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15632 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15631 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15631 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.326 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15646 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 15646 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.925 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15646 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15647 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.79 km WNW of Huron, California · 15647 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.911 km WNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15647 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15648 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15648 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15648 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15648 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15648 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 15648 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15649 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15649 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15650 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, California · 15651 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15651 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107948. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:46 AM UTC.