California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 8 km ENE of Creston, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Creston, California on Fri, Jun 17, 1983, 11:24 AM PDT (18:24 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-17 18:24:27 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.553° N, 120.443° 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 6.6 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.010 km WSW of Huron, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.111 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.49 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.719 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.17 km N of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 2.110 km E of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 3.311 km W of Huron, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.8Central California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15809 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.911 km SSW of Huron, California · 15809 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.411 km SSW of Huron, California · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.89 km E of San Simeon, California · 15809 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.810 km SSW of Huron, California · 15809 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.132 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15809 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15808 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 15808 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.89 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.414 km N of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15808 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.620 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097015. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC.