California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 22 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Soledad, California on Tue, Oct 11, 1983, 4:53 PM PDT (23:53 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-10-11 23:53:36 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.588° N, 121.181° 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, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 194 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.727 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15696 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15696 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.515 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.8Central California · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.511 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.320 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15694 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15694 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.210 km WSW of Huron, California · 15694 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15694 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15694 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.614 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15693 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15693 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.926 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15693 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.0Central California · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.74 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15692 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.5Central California · 15692 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 15692 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15691 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 3.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15691 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15691 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.814 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15691 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.3Central California · 15690 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.921 km SW of Los Banos, California · 15689 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.410 km E of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15689 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.814 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15688 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15688 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.726 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15688 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15688 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.9Central California · 15688 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15687 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15687 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15686 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15686 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.27 km NE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15686 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15686 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15685 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.98 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15685 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15685 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 15685 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15696 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.68 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.637 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15697 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15697 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.67 km E of East Foothills, California · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.17 km E of East Foothills, California · 15697 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.9Central California · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.51 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.58 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15700 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1104777. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.