California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NNE of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Three Rocks, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 4:43 AM PDT (11:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 11:43:18 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.550° N, 120.360° 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 17.1 km horizontally, 12.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
320°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.917 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.819 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.56 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.16 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.016 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.28 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.49 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.816 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.313 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.910 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.512 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.017 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.018 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.68 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.08 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.08 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.83 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.011 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 3.912 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.017 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.56 km WSW of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 4.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.85 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.53 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 2.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 3.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.716 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.97 km ESE of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.09 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.312 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.511 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.310 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.510 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.38 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.37 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.18 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.114 km N of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.818 km NW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091653. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.