M1.7 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Jul 12, 1983, 12:24 AM PDT

UTC

1983-07-12 07:24:30 UTC

Depth

2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.513° N, 121.086° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

90°

Stations used

16

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast54 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast376 kmNW

After

1. 2.211 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 4:37 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.325 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 8:00 AM PDT · 15787 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
3. 1.87 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaTue, Jul 12, 11:22 AM PDT · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
4. 3.311 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 5:57 AM PDT · 15786 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 9:13 AM PDT · 15786 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 9:17 AM PDT · 15786 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
7. 2.623km N of Coalinga, CAWed, Jul 13, 11:28 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.711 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 1:04 PM PDT · 15785 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
9. 3.215km NNW of Coalinga, CAWed, Jul 13, 1:16 PM PDT · 15785 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.07 km S of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Jul 13, 2:42 PM PDT · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.53km ENE of Coalinga, CAThu, Jul 14, 4:01 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.522 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 6:44 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
13. 3.89 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 8:25 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
14. 3.99 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 8:25 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 9:02 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.728 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 9:03 AM PDT · 15785 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.85km SSE of Huron, CAThu, Jul 14, 11:46 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
18. 2.725 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 7:20 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.226 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 8:19 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.511 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 8:34 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.75 km NE of Interlaken, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 9:22 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
22. 2.124 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 10:57 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
23. 2.47 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 11:05 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jul 14, 11:52 PM PDT · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
25. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 12:37 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
26. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 1:25 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
27. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 1:42 AM PDT · 15784 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
28. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 1:26 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
29. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 2:42 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
30. 2.025 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 4:13 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
31. 2.014 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 4:18 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 5:10 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
33. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 5:36 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
34. 2.725 km ESE of Big Sur, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 7:09 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
35. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 7:38 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.68 km WSW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 7:44 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
37. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jul 15, 9:15 PM PDT · 15783 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
38. 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 2:09 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
39. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 5:25 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
40. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 10:03 AM PDT · 15783 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
41. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 10:47 AM PDT · 15782 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
42. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 6:35 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
43. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 6:40 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
44. 1.726 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 6:58 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
45. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 16, 8:07 PM PDT · 15782 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 12:07 AM PDT · 15782 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
47. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 4:12 AM PDT · 15782 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
48. 1.812 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 9:09 AM PDT · 15782 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
49. 2.87 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 12:15 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
50. 1.715 km S of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 1:45 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
51. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 2:22 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
52. 3.915 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 2:58 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
53. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 9:02 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
54. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 9:24 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 17, 11:32 PM PDT · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
56. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 2:24 AM PDT · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
57. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 3:55 AM PDT · 15781 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
58. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 10:03 AM PDT · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
59. 3.37 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 11:41 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
60. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 18, 11:59 AM PDT · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

1. 3.819 km S of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Jul 11, 8:56 PM PDT · 15787 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jul 11, 5:07 PM PDT · 15787 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
3. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 11, 4:08 PM PDT · 15787 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.623 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 11, 3:06 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
5. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jul 11, 1:38 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
6. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Jul 11, 12:16 AM PDT · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
7. 2.314 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 9:56 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.04 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 4:30 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.826 km SE of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 12:46 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 12:40 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
11. 2.612 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 12:04 PM PDT · 15788 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 10, 9:16 AM PDT · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
13. 3.019 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 9, 4:59 PM PDT · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
14. 3.419 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 9, 4:51 PM PDT · 15789 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
15. 3.33km SW of Coalinga, CASat, Jul 9, 4:15 PM PDT · 15789 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.84 km ESE of Aromas, CaliforniaSat, Jul 9, 11:22 AM PDT · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
17. 3.117 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaSat, Jul 9, 5:25 AM PDT · 15790 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.921 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Jul 9, 4:33 AM PDT · 15790 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
19. 3.514 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 9, 3:24 AM PDT · 15790 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.88 km NE of Corralitos, CaliforniaSat, Jul 9, 1:32 AM PDT · 15790 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098435. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.