California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Wed, Jul 20, 1983, 12:50 PM PDT (19:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-07-20 19:50:11 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.495° N, 121.072° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
22

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.225 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.925 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.026 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.024 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.025 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.425 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.025 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.125 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.728 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.526 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.926 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.325 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.725 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.727 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 15779 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.025 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.325 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.825 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.626 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 2.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 5.411 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 3.49 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 3.721km N of Coalinga, CA · 15778 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.013 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 3.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 3.19 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.019km NW of Huron, CA · 15778 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 3.117 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.929km SW of San Joaquin, CA · 15778 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 3.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.719 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 3.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 3.510km NNE of Parkfield, CA · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 3.315km N of Coalinga, CA · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 3.315 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 4.112 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.610km NE of Coalinga, CA · 15778 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 4.89 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 3.214km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.925 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15780 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.628 km WNW of San Simeon, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15780 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.0Central California · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.5Central California · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.6Central California · 15780 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.013 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.69 km NW of El Nido, California · 15781 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.826 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15781 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.25 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 4.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098884. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.