California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km NE of Soledad, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Soledad, California on Sun, Nov 27, 1983, 8:03 PM PST (04:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 12 km S of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-11-28 04:03:37 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.568° N, 121.163° 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
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.012 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.53 km ESE of Aromas, California · 15618 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15618 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.224km SW of San Joaquin, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.95 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.55 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15617 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.025 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15616 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.923 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15616 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15615 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 15615 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15615 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.02 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15615 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.128 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15614 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.820 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.88 km SE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.73 km NNE of Interlaken, California · 15613 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15613 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.54 km N of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.912 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15611 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.29 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15610 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.74 km SSW of Hollister, California · 15609 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15609 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.524 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.79 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.96 km ENE of Cantua Creek, California · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.216 km N of Morgan Hill, California · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.634 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15607 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.114 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15606 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15606 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.520 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15606 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 3.09 km NE of Gilroy, California · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.1Central California · 15604 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1107604. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.