M2.5 earthquake 8 km E of Huron, California

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Jan 1, 1979, 5:40 PM PST

UTC

1979-01-02 01:40:15 UTC

Depth

21.1 km (13.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.211° N, 120.013° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 4.5 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

254°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

16

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast8 kmE
• Lemoore, CaliforniaPopulation 25,647. Forecast23 kmWSW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast63 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast289 kmNNW

After

1. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jan 3, 3:07 AM PST · 17437 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
2. 1.534 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jan 3, 8:33 PM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.83 km S of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Jan 4, 2:16 AM PST · 17436 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
4. 2.815 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jan 4, 3:43 AM PST · 17436 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.48km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jan 4, 9:46 AM PST · 17436 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
6. 3.810 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 7, 3:37 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
7. 2.310 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 7, 3:45 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
8. 2.311 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 7, 4:43 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.210 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 7, 5:23 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
10. 2.810 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 7, 5:42 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 7, 6:27 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.59 km SE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Jan 7, 11:47 AM PST · 17433 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
13. 2.89 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 9, 2:47 AM PST · 17431 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Jan 9, 2:53 AM PST · 17431 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 10, 12:27 AM PST · 17430 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
16. 3.123 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jan 12, 8:07 AM PST · 17428 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.919 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jan 14, 6:02 PM PST · 17425 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Jan 15, 7:12 PM PST · 17424 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.814 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jan 16, 6:45 AM PST · 17424 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jan 17, 3:42 AM PST · 17423 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
21. 1.823 km NE of King City, CaliforniaThu, Jan 18, 1:30 AM PST · 17422 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
22. 2.728 km WSW of Mendota, CaliforniaFri, Jan 19, 8:08 AM PST · 17421 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
23. 2.58km W of Delano, CASat, Jan 20, 5:16 PM PST · 17419 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
24. 2.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jan 23, 1:38 PM PST · 17416 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
25. 1.76 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jan 27, 9:44 AM PST · 17413 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
26. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Jan 27, 10:42 PM PST · 17412 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
27. 2.523 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSun, Jan 28, 1:02 PM PST · 17411 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
28. 1.80 km SSW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 29, 11:25 AM PST · 17411 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
29. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Jan 30, 9:01 AM PST · 17410 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
30. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 1, 5:42 AM PST · 17408 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
31. 1.80 km SSW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:10 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 2:29 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
33. 2.110 km SE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Feb 3, 4:37 AM PST · 17406 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
34. 2.51 km ESE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSun, Feb 4, 12:57 PM PST · 17404 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
35. 1.820 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Feb 5, 1:52 PM PST · 17403 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
36. 3.63 km ESE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 6, 8:20 PM PST · 17402 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
37. 2.223 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Feb 7, 5:30 PM PST · 17401 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
38. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 9, 5:58 AM PST · 17400 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.824 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaSat, Feb 10, 11:42 AM PST · 17399 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
40. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Feb 11, 3:17 AM PST · 17398 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
41. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Feb 12, 5:16 AM PST · 17397 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
42. 1.823 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Feb 12, 3:58 PM PST · 17396 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
43. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaThu, Feb 15, 6:25 AM PST · 17394 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
44. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Feb 16, 12:14 AM PST · 17393 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.123 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Feb 18, 2:54 AM PST · 17391 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
46. 1.910 km E of Mendota, CaliforniaSun, Feb 18, 4:01 PM PST · 17390 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
47. 1.99 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Feb 19, 9:56 PM PST · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
48. 2.04 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 20, 3:53 AM PST · 17389 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
49. 1.810 km SSE of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Feb 20, 10:18 AM PST · 17389 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Feb 22, 6:09 AM PST · 17387 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
51. 3.17 km SSW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 7:36 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
52. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 10:53 AM PST · 17382 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
53. 2.113 km SW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Feb 27, 6:43 PM PST · 17381 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
54. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 11:21 AM PST · 17379 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jan 1, 11:48 AM PST · 17439 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
2. 2.214 km SSE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 31, 3:29 PM PST · 17439 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
3. 2.41 km ESE of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Dec 30, 6:30 PM PST · 17440 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
4. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaFri, Dec 29, 11:59 PM PST · 17441 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
5. 1.621 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Dec 28, 5:00 PM PST · 17442 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
6. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Dec 27, 3:31 AM PST · 17444 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 25, 12:40 AM PST · 17446 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 22, 11:07 AM PST · 17449 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
9. 3.322 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Dec 18, 12:05 PM PST · 17453 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.322 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 11:39 PM PST · 17457 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
11. 3.123 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 11:38 PM PST · 17457 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Dec 13, 6:00 AM PST · 17458 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
13. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Dec 12, 8:32 AM PST · 17459 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Dec 11, 11:01 AM PST · 17460 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
15. 1.923 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 11:48 AM PST · 17463 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
16. 3.129 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Dec 8, 7:44 AM PST · 17463 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.86 km WSW of Biola, CaliforniaThu, Dec 7, 11:06 PM PST · 17463 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
18. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Dec 4, 8:51 PM PST · 17466 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1043975 (also filed as ci9690134). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.