M3.5 earthquake 15km NNW of Huron, CA
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 15km NNW of Huron, CA on Wed, Jun 26, 1940, 12:56 AM GMT-8 (08:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 25km NW of Coalinga, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1940-06-26 08:56:03 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.328° N, 120.156° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 255°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci3365385. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.