California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km S of Three Rocks, California on Wed, May 25, 1983, 12:16 PM PDT (19:16 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-25 19:16:56 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.364° N, 120.407° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
42

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. 2.39 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15835 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.415 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.220 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.911 km SW of Huron, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15835 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.016 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15834 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.48 km E of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.224 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15833 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 3.210km N of Coalinga, CA · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.118 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.019 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 2.1Central California · 15833 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15833 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.011 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15833 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.415 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15832 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 1.68 km W of Huron, California · 15832 days ago · 22 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.711 km W of Huron, California · 15832 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 3.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.019 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.38 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.58 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.39 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15836 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.64 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095496. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.