M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Ridgemark, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Ridgemark, California on Sun, Jun 5, 1983, 6:56 AM PDT (13:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 26 km ESE of Big Sur, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-05 13:56:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.760° N, 121.392° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 176 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.56 km ENE of East Foothills, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15824 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.8Central California · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.9Northern California · 15823 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15823 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.922 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15820 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15820 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.86 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15820 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.114 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15820 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.820 km NW of Diablo Grande, California · 15820 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 15819 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.78 km E of San Martin, California · 15819 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.523 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15819 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.45 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15817 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.96 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.710 km SE of Sunol, California · 15816 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.89 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15816 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.39 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.921 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15814 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.12 km WSW of Stevinson, California · 15814 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.911 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15814 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.6Northern California · 15814 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.016 km SE of Livermore, CA · 15814 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.011 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15814 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.620 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.126 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.026 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.425 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.524 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.825 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.324 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.416 km NE of East Foothills, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.626 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.95 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.625 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15811 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.79 km N of East Foothills, California · 15811 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
The first 60 of 176.
Before
- 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15825 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15825 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15826 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.222 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15826 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15826 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.621 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15827 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.518 km NE of King City, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.74 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.032 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.425 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.827 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096199. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.