California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 20 km NW of Parkfield, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Parkfield, California on Thu, May 19, 1983, 3:52 AM PDT (10:52 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-19 10:52:55 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.029° N, 120.589° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.020 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15845 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.811 km W of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.66 km NW of Avenal, California · 15844 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.320 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.924 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15844 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.29 km NW of Avenal, California · 15844 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.416 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 3.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.12 km WNW of Riverdale, California · 15844 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.813 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15844 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.914 km WNW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 3.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 3.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 3.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15843 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.44 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.58 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.814 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094913. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.