California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km S of Three Rocks, California on Wed, May 4, 1983, 5:40 PM PDT (00:40 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-05 00:40:51 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.354° N, 120.388° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
22

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. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.013 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.016 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.6Central California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.85 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 2.18 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.212 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.912 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 3.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.17 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.913 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.17 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.013 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.78 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 4.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.08 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.013 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.817 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.0Central California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.522 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.613 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.015 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.27 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.212 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.313 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.78 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.63 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.08 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092638. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.