California earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 11 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 11 km W of Huron, California on Wed, May 5, 1976, 11:01 AM PDT (18:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 13 km WSW of Three Rocks, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1976-05-05 18:01:43 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.195° N, 120.228° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.68
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.011 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 18408 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18408 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 18407 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 18405 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.321 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18405 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.622 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 18405 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.014 km SE of Parkfield, California · 18405 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 18405 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18405 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18404 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18404 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 18404 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18403 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18403 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18402 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.44 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18402 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.423 km ENE of King City, California · 18402 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18402 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18401 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 18400 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.318 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18399 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18398 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18398 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.910 km SE of Coalinga, California · 18398 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18397 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18397 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18396 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18395 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 3.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 18395 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18394 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.127 km NE of Soledad, California · 18393 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.0Central California · 18392 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18392 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 4.613 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 18392 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18392 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 18391 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.026 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 18390 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.123 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 18390 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18389 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18389 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18389 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.7Central California · 18388 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18388 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.323 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18385 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18384 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.110 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18384 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18384 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 18384 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18384 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18383 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 3.122 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 18382 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18382 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.421 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18382 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 3.514 km NNE of Shandon, California · 18381 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 18381 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.325 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 18380 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.931 km NE of Soledad, California · 18380 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 18379 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18378 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.525 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18411 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.322 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 18411 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18411 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.325 km E of San Ardo, California · 18411 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.321 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 18412 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 18415 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.45 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18415 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18415 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.024 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 18417 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 18418 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18418 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 18418 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 18418 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18418 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.94 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18419 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 18419 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18419 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.728 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 18419 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 3.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 18420 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.024 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 18421 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1029604 (also filed as ci152896). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.