California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Wed, May 25, 1983, 1:51 AM PDT (08:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-25 08:51:51 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.567° N, 121.159° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
53

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. 2.39 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.58 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.38 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.019 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.315 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.39 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15834 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.415 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.220 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15834 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.48 km E of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.224 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15833 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15832 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 3.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.210km N of Coalinga, CA · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.118 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.019 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 2.1Central California · 15832 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.64 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.815 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15836 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095464. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.