California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 31 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Soledad, California on Thu, Aug 11, 1983, 12:56 AM PDT (07:56 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-11 07:56:08 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.034° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.6Central California · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15759 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.012 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.312km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.512 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.720 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 4.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.513 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 3.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.612 km WNW of Huron, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.238 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15758 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.513 km SW of Huron, California · 15758 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.511 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.912 km SW of Huron, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.211 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 4.13 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.76 km SSW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.06 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.34 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.04 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.24 km WSW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.54 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.74 km SSW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.85 km SSW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.94 km WSW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.613 km E of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 3.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.05 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15757 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.85 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.76 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.88 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.14 km SW of Huron, California · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.621 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15759 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.6Central California · 15760 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.117 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15760 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.311 km SW of Huron, California · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.411 km SW of Huron, California · 15760 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.15 km SW of Gilroy, California · 15760 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.231 km NE of Soledad, California · 15760 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15760 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15760 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15761 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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