California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Ridgemark, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Ridgemark, California on Thu, Aug 18, 1983, 2:00 AM PDT (09:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km NNW 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
1983-08-18 09:00:46 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.858° N, 121.334° 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
41°
Stations used
55

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100621. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.