California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 30 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Aug 8, 1983, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-08 22:16:11 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.577° N, 121.036° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15762 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.4Central California · 15762 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15762 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15762 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15762 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15762 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15762 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.231 km NE of Soledad, California · 15762 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.15 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15762 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15761 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.411 km SW of Huron, California · 15761 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 3.311 km SW of Huron, California · 15761 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.6Central California · 15761 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15761 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15761 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.621 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15761 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15761 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.6Central California · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15760 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 3.012 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.312km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.512 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.720 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 4.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.513 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 3.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.612 km WNW of Huron, California · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.813 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.032 km NE of Soledad, California · 15763 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.411 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15763 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15763 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.220 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15763 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.37 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15764 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.923 km ENE of King City, California · 15764 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.97 km E of Coalinga, California · 15764 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15764 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.414 km N of Coalinga, California · 15764 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15764 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15765 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.71 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15765 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 15765 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15765 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.112 km WNW of Huron, California · 15765 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.819 km WSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15765 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100083. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.