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M2.3 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Feb 6, 1983, 3:55 AM PST (11:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km SSW of South Dos Palos, 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
1983-02-06 11:55:37 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.168° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15943 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15943 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15943 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.66 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15943 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.013 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15942 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15942 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.66 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15941 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.010 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15940 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.038 km W of Lockwood, California · 15940 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.021 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15939 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15939 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNE of San Martin, California · 15939 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15938 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.15 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15938 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.87 km E of Gilroy, California · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.56 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15938 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.913 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15937 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.88 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15937 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15936 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15936 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.65 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15936 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.87 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15935 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.819 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15935 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.010 km W of Volta, California · 15935 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.829 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15934 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.74 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15934 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15934 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15932 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.13 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15932 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15932 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.98 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15932 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.124 km S of Los Banos, California · 15932 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.220 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 15932 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15931 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.919 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 15931 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.76 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.319 km NW of Pacific Grove, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.614 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15931 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15931 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.614 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15931 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15930 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15930 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.89 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.020 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15929 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.020 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15929 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15929 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15928 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15928 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15928 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15928 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 3.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15928 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 15928 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15927 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.812 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15927 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.89 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15927 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.824 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 15943 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.912 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15943 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.527 km NE of Soledad, California · 15943 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15944 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15944 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15944 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.037 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15944 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15944 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.927 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15944 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.327 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15944 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15944 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.97 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15944 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15945 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.819 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15945 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15945 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15947 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.824 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15948 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15948 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 15949 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15949 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1087478. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:22 PM UTC.