California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 15 km WNW of Lanare, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Lanare, California on Mon, May 2, 1983, 8:17 PM PDT (03:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 03:17:05 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.493° N, 120.083° 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 12.3 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.52
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.321 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.95 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.012 km NNE of Parkfield, California · 15859 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.26 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 4.012 km W of Huron, California · 15859 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.418 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.511 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.02 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 3.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 3.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.016 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.712 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15859 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.26 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.318 km NW of Huron, California · 15859 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.712 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.116 km WNW of Huron, California · 15859 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.03 km E of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15859 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 3.112 km WSW of Huron, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 4.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 4.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 3.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.34 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 3.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.93 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 15859 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.911 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.815 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15859 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.45 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.23 km WSW of Huron, California · 15859 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.116 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15859 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.34 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15859 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 3.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.613 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.94 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.911 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15859 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.413 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15859 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091264. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.