California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Sun, Apr 3, 1983, 4:27 AM PST (12:27 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-04-03 12:27:06 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.466° N, 120.515° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820 km WSW of Greenfield, California · 15885 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15884 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15883 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15882 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.712 km WNW of Huron, California · 15882 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 15881 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15881 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15881 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.86 km SSW of Selma, California · 15881 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15881 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.914 km WNW of Huron, California · 15880 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.017 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15880 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.410 km NW of Avenal, California · 15880 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.211 km NW of Avenal, California · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15879 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.07 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 15879 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.65 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15878 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15878 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.612 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15877 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15877 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.716 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15877 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.816 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15877 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15877 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.915 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15877 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15876 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15876 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15875 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.12 km S of San Juan Bautista, California · 15875 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15874 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.822 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15874 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.73 km N of Hollister, California · 15874 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.525 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15874 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15873 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.88 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15873 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15873 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.9Central California · 15872 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.74 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15872 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.714 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15871 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15871 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.58 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15870 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.99 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15870 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15870 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15870 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15869 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 3.011 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15869 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.212 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15869 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.98 km NE of Ridgemark, California · 15868 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 3.43 km SW of Huron, California · 15868 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15868 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 15867 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 3.423 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15867 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.511 km SSW of Greenfield, California · 15866 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.211 km WNW of Huron, California · 15866 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15866 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15865 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15865 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15865 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.033 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15886 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15886 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15887 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15888 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15889 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.638 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15889 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, California · 15889 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.837 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15892 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.437 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15892 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15892 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.437 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15892 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15892 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.937 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15892 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.610 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15892 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.037 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15892 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.137 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15892 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.311 km S of Tres Pinos, California · 15892 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15893 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.613 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15893 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15893 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1089908. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.