California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Apr 26, 1983, 8:55 PM PDT (03:55 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-27 03:55:35 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.577° N, 121.169° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.514 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15860 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.712 km NNE of Morgan Hill, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, California · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.62 km E of San Ardo, California · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 15858 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.810 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.510 km NE of San Martin, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 3.59 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.812 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 6.7The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 74
  25. 5.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.113 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 4.113km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 3.412 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 4.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.27 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.86 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.98 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 4.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.617 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.57 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.213 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.45 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 3.019 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.08 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.3Central California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 4.09 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 3.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.713 km WNW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 3.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.3Central California · 15855 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.84 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.99 km ENE of Bradley, California · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 4.414 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.1Central California · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.9Central California · 15863 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15863 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15863 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15863 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15864 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15864 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15864 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15864 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15865 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.211 km WNW of Huron, California · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.511 km SSW of Greenfield, California · 15866 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.57 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15866 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15866 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 15867 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.98 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 15867 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15868 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.69 km NE of San Martin, California · 15868 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1090907. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.