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M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sat, Feb 26, 1983, 4:10 AM PST (12:10 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 23 km ENE of San Lucas, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-02-26 12:10:28 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.552° N, 121.144° 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
59°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15925 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.219 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15924 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15924 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.813 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15924 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.07 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15924 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.722 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15924 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15923 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.68 km NE of San Martin, California · 15923 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.837 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15923 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15923 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.28 km S of Coalinga, California · 15923 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.88 km S of Coalinga, California · 15923 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.99 km S of Coalinga, California · 15923 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.19 km S of Coalinga, California · 15923 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.75 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15922 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.430 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15921 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.115 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15921 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 15920 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15919 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.06 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15919 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.99 km NNW of Hollister, California · 15919 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.520 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15919 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.98 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15918 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15918 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.81 km E of San Ardo, California · 15918 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15918 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.621 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15918 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.912 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15917 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.424 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15917 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.86 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15917 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.717 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15915 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15915 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15915 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.74 km W of San Juan Bautista, California · 15914 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15913 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15913 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15912 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.735 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15911 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15911 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.937 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15910 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.034 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15909 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.83 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15908 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.322 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15908 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15907 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15907 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.910 km N of Hollister, California · 15906 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15906 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15906 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.513 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15906 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15906 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15905 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15905 days ago · -1 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.123 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15905 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.416 km ENE of San Martin, California · 15904 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15904 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.99 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15904 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15903 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15903 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.61 km WSW of Hollister, California · 15903 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.73 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15903 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.531 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15925 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15926 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.67 km E of Gilroy, California · 15928 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.89 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15929 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.812 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15929 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 15929 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.6Near the coast of Central California · 15929 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.39 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.09 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15930 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.69 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.712 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15930 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.23 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15930 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.512 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15930 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15930 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.020 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.020 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15931 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.89 km ENE of Big Sur, California · 15931 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15931 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15932 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15932 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1088469. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.