California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Sep 26, 1983, 11:29 PM PDT (06:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-09-27 06:29:57 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.528° N, 121.056° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 198 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.212 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15710 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15710 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15710 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.79 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15709 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15709 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.833 km W of Lockwood, California · 15709 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.124 km WSW of Volta, California · 15709 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15709 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.638 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · -1 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.138 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.6Central California · 15709 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.539 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.139 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15709 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.325 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15708 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.016 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15708 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.76km SW of Huron, CA · 15707 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.410 km WSW of Huron, California · 15707 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.536 km WSW of Mendota, California · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.612 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15706 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 3.112 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15706 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15706 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.75km WNW of Parkfield, CA · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15705 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.711 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.04 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15704 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 3.24 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.54 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15704 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.612 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15704 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15704 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.9Central California · 15703 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.55 km SW of Ridgemark, California · 15711 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.5Central California · 15711 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.58 km ENE of Gilroy, California · 15711 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.937 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15711 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.144 km SSE of Big Sur, California · 15711 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.828 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15711 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15711 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15711 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15711 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15712 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15712 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15712 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15712 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15712 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.57 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15712 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.34 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15712 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1103783. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.