M1.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.7 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Apr 28, 1983, 5:22 AM PDT

UTC

1983-04-28 12:22:44 UTC

Depth

5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.562° N, 121.159° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

20

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast21 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast385 kmNW

After

1. 1.712 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CaliforniaFri, Apr 29, 6:46 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.89 km NNE of Hollister, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 2:40 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
3. 1.62 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 9:51 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 10:24 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
5. 2.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 2:03 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
6. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 2:31 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
7. 1.810 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 5:42 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
8. 1.710 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 10:29 PM PDT · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 9:40 AM PDT · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
10. 2.510 km NE of San Martin, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 5:14 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
11. 1.76 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 6:31 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 8:40 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
13. 3.59 km NE of Gilroy, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 10:58 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.411 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 2:57 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.812 km ESE of East Foothills, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 3:03 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
16. 6.7The 1983 Coalinga, California EarthquakeMon, May 2, 4:42 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 74
17. 5.511 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:46 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
18. 3.113 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:50 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:52 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
20. 4.113km NNE of Coalinga, CAMon, May 2, 4:54 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
21. 3.412 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:55 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
22. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:57 PM PDT · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
23. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:59 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
24. 4.09 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:00 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
25. 2.715 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:04 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
26. 2.517 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:05 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
27. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:08 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
28. 3.87 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:09 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.27 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:12 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.86 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:13 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.98 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:14 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
32. 4.011 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:17 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
33. 3.913 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:18 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
34. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:22 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
35. 2.617 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
36. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:27 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.57 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:27 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
38. 2.213 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:28 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
39. 2.45 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:29 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
40. 3.019 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:30 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
41. 2.08 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:34 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
42. 2.89 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:36 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
43. 2.3Central CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:38 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
44. 4.09 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:39 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
45. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:45 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
46. 3.412 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:47 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.713 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:49 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
48. 3.78 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:50 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
49. 3.3Central CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:50 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
50. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:53 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
51. 1.84 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:54 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
52. 1.99 km ENE of Bradley, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:56 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
53. 4.414 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 5:57 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
54. 2.8Central CaliforniaMon, May 2, 6:00 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
55. 1.98 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 6:01 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
56. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 6:02 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
57. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 6:03 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
58. 2.72 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 6:03 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
59. 2.79 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 6:04 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
60. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 6:06 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 28, 4:26 AM PDT · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 7:41 PM PDT · 15860 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 5:08 PM PDT · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 12:26 PM PDT · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.514 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 6:16 AM PDT · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
8. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 26, 8:55 PM PDT · 15861 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
9. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Apr 26, 2:36 PM PDT · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
10. 1.9Central CaliforniaMon, Apr 25, 3:30 PM PDT · 15863 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 25, 6:45 AM PDT · 15863 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
12. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 25, 5:39 AM PDT · 15863 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.12 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaSun, Apr 24, 11:25 PM PDT · 15863 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 24, 6:45 AM PDT · 15864 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 10:28 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 9:36 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 5:48 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 12:07 PM PST · 15865 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
19. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 8:05 PM PST · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.211 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 4:15 PM PST · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1090963. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.