California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12km SE of Coalinga, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12km SE of Coalinga, CA on Thu, Sep 15, 2022, 11:27 PM PDT (06:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9km ESE of Kettleman City, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-09-16 06:27:16 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.079° N, 120.252° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114km W of New Idria, CA · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.25km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1480 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.820km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 1479 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.75km E of Avenal, CA · 1478 days ago · 28 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1478 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1478 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.07km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 1477 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.813km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1477 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.55km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1476 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1475 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.54km E of San Luis Obispo, CA · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1474 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.110km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1473 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1472 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.89km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1469 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.611km NE of Cambria, CA · 1467 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.22km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.922km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1465 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 1.66km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.14km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1462 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.522km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1461 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.710km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.76km SSW of Huron, CA · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.59km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.78km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.99km NW of Lemoore Station, CA · 1458 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.511km W of San Ardo, CA · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.512km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1456 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.711km N of Avenal, CA · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1455 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.829km ESE of Cholame, CA · 1451 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.522km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1449 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1447 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.712km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1447 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.126km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1447 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.726km E of Cholame, CA · 1447 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.217km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1446 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.88km WNW of Templeton, CA · 1445 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.13km WSW of Avenal, CA · 1444 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.62km W of Avenal, CA · 1444 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.415km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1444 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.86km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.45km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.816km NW of Coalinga, CA · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.85km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1481 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.55km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1482 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1483 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.65km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.022km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1484 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1484 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.45km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1484 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.65km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1484 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1485 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.723km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1485 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.45km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1485 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.24km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1486 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.83km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.513km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1486 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1488 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73782321. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.