M1.8 earthquake 24 km ENE of Soledad, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Soledad, California on Fri, Dec 23, 1983, 10:36 AM PST (18:36 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 15 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-12-23 18:36:05 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.496° N, 121.072° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 13
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
- 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.55 km SSE of Huron, California · 15592 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15592 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.88 km ENE of Morgan Hill, California · 15591 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.512 km NW of Avenal, California · 15591 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.2Central California · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15591 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15591 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15591 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15591 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, California · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.94 km SE of Aromas, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.7Central California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15589 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.84 km SE of Aromas, California · 15589 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15589 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15588 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.75 km SE of Aromas, California · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15588 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.65 km SE of Aromas, California · 15587 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15586 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15586 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15585 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15585 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15585 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.9Central California · 15585 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15584 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15584 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.114 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15584 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.114 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15584 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.613 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15584 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.812 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15584 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.013 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15584 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15584 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.514 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15584 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15584 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15584 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.615 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15583 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, California · 15583 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 15583 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.413 km N of Big Sur, California · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Carmel Valley Village, California · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.88 km NNE of Big Sur, California · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.718 km NW of Big Sur, California · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108917. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.