California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km WSW of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Three Rocks, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 5:02 PM PDT (00:02 UTC), 2 km (2 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-04 00:02:32 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.406° N, 120.703° 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 18.6 km horizontally, 3.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
279°, 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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.612km E of Coalinga, CA · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.010 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.49 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.77 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.915 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.28 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.96 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.99 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.211 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 1.915 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 3.119 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.27 km W of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.116 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.8Central California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.014 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.917 km NNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.418 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 3.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 3.03 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.96 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.8Central California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.67 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.66 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.44 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.0Central California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.3Central California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.012 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.720 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.212 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.319 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 4.13 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.17 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.212 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.917 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.813 km W of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.119 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.810 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092148. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.