M2.0 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Thu, Jun 2, 1983, 10:08 PM PDT (05:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-03 05:08:22 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.564° N, 121.156° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 43
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 199 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.614 km NNW of Huron, California · 15826 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.314 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.621 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15826 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.619 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15826 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15826 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.024 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.318 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15825 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.714 km WNW of Huron, California · 15825 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.222 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15825 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.018 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.310 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.89 km E of San Martin, California · 15825 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15825 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15825 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.49 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15825 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.619 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15824 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.25 km NNW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.417 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.317 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15823 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.913 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15823 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.510 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15826 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.38 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.719 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.518 km NE of King City, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096015. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:26 PM UTC.