California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Fri, Jun 24, 1983, 10:21 AM PDT (17:21 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-24 17:21:10 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.587° N, 121.186° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.19 km ESE of East Foothills, California · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15805 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.45 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.224 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15805 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.424 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.47 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.77 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.520 km E of East Foothills, California · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.36 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.46 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15804 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.725 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.324 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15804 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 15804 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.729 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15803 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.726 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15803 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15803 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.48 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15802 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  38. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15802 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.5Central California · 15802 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15802 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.118 km WNW of Huron, California · 15802 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15802 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15802 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.126 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 15801 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.55 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15801 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.19 km E of San Martin, California · 15805 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15805 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.924 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15805 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15805 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.823 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15806 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.910 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.819km NW of Huron, CA · 15806 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.58 km W of Greenfield, California · 15806 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15806 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.324 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15806 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.312 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15806 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15807 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097470. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.