California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 31 km ENE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Soledad, California on Mon, Nov 21, 1983, 2:28 AM PST (10:28 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km NW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-21 10:28:35 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.580° 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
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15654 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.011 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15654 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.910 km E of Coalinga, California · 15654 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15652 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.75 km NE of San Martin, California · 15652 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.35 km NE of San Martin, California · 15652 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.15 km NE of San Martin, California · 15652 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15652 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15652 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15651 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.69 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15651 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.310 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15651 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15650 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15650 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15649 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.05 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15649 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15649 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15648 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15648 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.722 km NE of Morgan Hill, California · 15648 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15647 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15647 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15647 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15647 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, California · 15647 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.57 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15647 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.67 km SSE of Gilroy, California · 15647 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15646 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15646 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.317 km W of Volta, California · 15646 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.715 km E of Seven Trees, California · 15645 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15645 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15645 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15645 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 15644 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15644 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15644 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15644 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15644 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15644 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15644 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.62 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, California · 15643 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.721 km ESE of Big Sur, California · 15643 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.98 km NE of San Martin, California · 15643 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.911 km WNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15643 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.79 km WNW of Huron, California · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.925 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.631 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15642 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 15642 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.532 km SE of Big Sur, California · 15642 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.79 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 3.12 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15642 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.03 km N of Coalinga, California · 15642 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.825 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.023 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15641 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15654 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.025 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15655 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.110 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.912 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15655 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15655 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.533 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15655 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15656 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 15657 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.615 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15657 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.612 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15657 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107262. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.