M1.7 earthquake 21 km SSW of Three Rocks, California
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Three Rocks, California on Wed, Nov 9, 1983, 11:15 PM PST (07:15 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km NW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-11-10 07:15:23 UTC
- Depth
- 9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.328° N, 120.504° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15667 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15666 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15666 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.29 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 15666 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.818 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15665 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.925 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15665 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.9Near the coast of Central California · 15665 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15665 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.89 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.75 km NNE of Ridgemark, California · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15664 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 15663 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.64 km SW of Tres Pinos, California · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.924 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15662 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.2Central California · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15662 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15662 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15662 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.58 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15661 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15661 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15660 days ago · -1 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Lockwood, California · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.69 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15660 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.77 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15660 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.85 km SSW of Ridgemark, California · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15659 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.624 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15659 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.612 km ENE of Hollister, California · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.615 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15658 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15658 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.94 km N of Avenal, California · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15658 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.924 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15658 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15658 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.533 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15657 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15657 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15657 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15657 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.912 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15657 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
The first 60 of 198.
Before
- 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15667 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15667 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15667 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15668 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15668 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 15668 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.723 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15668 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.219 km S of Kettleman City, California · 15669 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.126 km NW of San Simeon, California · 15669 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.722 km NNW of San Simeon, California · 15669 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15670 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.217 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 15670 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15671 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15671 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Huron, California · 15671 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15671 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15671 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15671 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1106580. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.