M2.0 earthquake 23 km ENE of Soledad, California

Magnitude

2.0 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Dec 25, 1983, 1:38 PM PST

UTC

1983-12-25 21:38:26 UTC

Depth

3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.498° N, 121.076° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

91°

Stations used

24

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast55 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast374 kmNW

After

1. 1.95 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaSun, Jan 15, 11:58 PM PST · 15590 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
2. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 2:25 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 9:46 AM PST · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 16, 9:20 PM PST · 15589 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
5. 2.14 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 4:14 AM PST · 15589 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.16 km WSW of Gilroy, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 9:50 AM PST · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
7. 2.94 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 4:17 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
8. 2.7Central CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 4:34 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 5:59 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 6:18 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
11. 1.84 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 8:06 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 11:02 PM PST · 15588 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
13. 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 9:37 AM PST · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.627 km E of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 1:52 PM PST · 15587 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
15. 2.75 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 5:24 PM PST · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.27 km S of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Jan 18, 10:26 PM PST · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
17. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 2:52 AM PST · 15587 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 3:07 AM PST · 15587 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
19. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 6:33 AM PST · 15587 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
20. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 10:31 AM PST · 15587 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
21. 2.65 km SE of Aromas, CaliforniaThu, Jan 19, 6:36 PM PST · 15586 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jan 20, 5:16 AM PST · 15586 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
23. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jan 20, 6:20 PM PST · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.78 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 20, 6:21 PM PST · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
25. 1.67 km SW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Jan 20, 6:21 PM PST · 15585 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
26. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Jan 20, 7:02 PM PST · 15585 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
27. 1.623 km WSW of Lockwood, CaliforniaSat, Jan 21, 7:04 AM PST · 15585 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
28. 1.69 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Jan 21, 2:32 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
29. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jan 21, 6:11 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
30. 1.9Central CaliforniaSat, Jan 21, 10:39 PM PST · 15584 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
31. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 7:14 AM PST · 15584 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
32. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 5:05 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
33. 5.114 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 9:40 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
34. 3.114 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 9:44 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
35. 3.613 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 9:48 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
36. 1.812 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:03 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
37. 3.013 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:05 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
38. 2.514 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:42 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
39. 4.514 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 10:59 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
40. 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaSun, Jan 22, 11:05 PM PST · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
41. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 1:31 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
42. 2.615 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 2:16 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
43. 3.014 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 2:53 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
44. 1.925 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 4:00 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
45. 2.413 km N of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 6:49 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
46. 1.62 km ESE of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 8:55 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
47. 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 9:10 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
48. 1.88 km NNE of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:27 AM PST · 15583 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
49. 1.718 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:28 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.914 km NW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:32 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
51. 3.614 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 11:58 AM PST · 15583 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
52. 1.82 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 1:19 PM PST · 15583 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
53. 1.713 km SSW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 3:30 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
54. 1.811 km SW of Carmel Valley Village, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 4:35 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
55. 2.313 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 4:47 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
56. 3.713 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:00 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
57. 1.720 km WNW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:18 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
58. 1.712 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:37 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
59. 1.57 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:45 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
60. 1.913 km NNW of Big Sur, CaliforniaMon, Jan 23, 5:55 PM PST · 15582 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1109045. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.