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M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, May 10, 1983, 11:03 AM PDT (18:03 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-10 18:03:04 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.571° N, 121.162° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.319 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.914 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.313 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.920 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.719 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.65 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.511 km WNW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.613 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.511 km W of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.78 km WSW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.912 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.010 km WSW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.48 km W of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.419 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.818 km WSW of Lanare, California · 15849 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.813 km SW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15849 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.317 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.49 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 3.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.510 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.422 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.016 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.36 km N of El Nido, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.520 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.119 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.118 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.519 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.618 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.819 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.59 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.219 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.119 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093987. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.