California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km S of Three Rocks, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 7:44 PM PDT (02:44 UTC), 3 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-04 02:44:04 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.340° N, 120.358° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
28

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. 3.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.03 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.96 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.8Central California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.67 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.44 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.0Central California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.3Central California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.012 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.720 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.09 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.17 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.77 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.214 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.713 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.54 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.312 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.07 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 3.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.28 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.711 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.214 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.917 km NNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.014 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.8Central California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.116 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.27 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.119 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.915 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092194. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.