California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Corralitos, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Corralitos, California on Sat, Nov 12, 1983, 9:25 AM PST (17:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 1 km ENE of Ridgemark, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-12 17:25:49 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.017° N, 121.747° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km NNE of Ridgemark, California · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.64 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Piedmont, California · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.215 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15660 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15658 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15658 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.612 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15658 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.24 km NNE of San Leandro, California · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.05 km SW of Dublin, California · 15656 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15656 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.331 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15654 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15653 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.75 km NE of San Martin, California · 15652 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.35 km NE of San Martin, California · 15652 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.15 km NE of San Martin, California · 15652 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.915 km S of Pescadero, California · 15650 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.722 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15648 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.57 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15647 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15647 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.317 km W of Volta, California · 15646 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15646 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.721 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15644 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.98 km NE of San Martin, California · 15644 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.22 km NNE of Diablo, California · 15643 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15643 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 3.12 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.612 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 15640 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 3.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.822 km WNW of Diablo Grande, California · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 3.1Central California · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.611 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15637 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.99 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15636 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.410 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15636 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.310 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15635 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.910 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.110 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.010 km SSE of Livermore, California · 15635 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.16 km E of East Foothills, California · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.41 km ENE of Ridgemark, California · 15632 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.02 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15632 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.72 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15631 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.4Central California · 15631 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15629 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 3.28 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 2.35 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15663 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNE of East Foothills, California · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.29 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15665 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15666 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.012 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15667 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.79 km ENE of Milpitas, California · 15667 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.82 km N of Blackhawk, California · 15669 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.85 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.61 km W of Visitacion Valley, California · 15670 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15671 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.06 km SSW of Davenport, California · 15672 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15675 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.529 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15677 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15677 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.84 km SE of North Gate, California · 15677 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.78 km N of Hollister, California · 15678 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.213 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15679 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15679 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1106723. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.