California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15 km S of Three Rocks, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15 km S of Three Rocks, California on Sun, May 29, 1983, 12:42 AM PDT (07:42 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-29 07:42:19 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.366° N, 120.395° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
151°
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. 1.613 km E of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.911 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15831 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 3.22 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 2.39 km SW of Huron, California · 15831 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.717 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15830 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.814 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.725 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15830 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 3.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.010 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.911km S of Huron, CA · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 3.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 3.012 km NW of Avenal, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.39 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.23 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.714 km WNW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.36 km WSW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.914 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.020 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.913 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.59 km WSW of Avenal, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.412 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15832 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.313 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15832 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.711 km W of Huron, California · 15832 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.68 km W of Huron, California · 15832 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15832 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15832 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095714. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.