California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Soledad, California on Sat, May 21, 1983, 6:42 PM PDT (01:42 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-22 01:42:28 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.510° N, 121.090° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
31

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15839 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 4.010 km SW of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.46 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.5Central California · 15839 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15838 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.740 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.111 km SSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.6Central California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.417 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.229 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.64 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15838 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.77 km E of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.510 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.410 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.49 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 3.1Central California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.021 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15837 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.54 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.84 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15839 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.29 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15839 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.620 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095131. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.