M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNE of Huron, California

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Aug 1, 1979, 4:01 AM PDT

UTC

1979-08-01 11:01:05 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.266° N, 120.081° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.4 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

295°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

9

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast7 kmNNE
• Lemoore, CaliforniaPopulation 25,647. Forecast27 kmW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast60 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast297 kmNNW

After

1. 2.09 km W of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 1, 4:26 AM PDT · 17228 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
2. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 1, 6:22 AM PDT · 17228 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
3. 2.17 km SSW of San Ardo, CaliforniaWed, Aug 1, 1:20 PM PDT · 17228 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
4. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 1, 8:22 PM PDT · 17227 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
5. 1.825 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Aug 2, 4:12 PM PDT · 17227 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.736 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Aug 3, 5:15 AM PDT · 17226 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
7. 2.125 km SSW of Los Banos, CaliforniaWed, Aug 8, 9:16 AM PDT · 17221 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
8. 1.525 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Aug 8, 6:25 PM PDT · 17220 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 11, 2:22 PM PDT · 17218 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Aug 13, 11:02 AM PDT · 17216 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
11. 1.933 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 4:28 AM PDT · 17215 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.830 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 8:06 AM PDT · 17215 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.834 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Aug 14, 5:21 PM PDT · 17215 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 17, 9:00 AM PDT · 17212 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.110 km SE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 4:11 AM PDT · 17209 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
16. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Aug 20, 8:32 PM PDT · 17208 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.921 km NE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Aug 23, 4:28 AM PDT · 17206 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Aug 25, 11:52 AM PDT · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.125 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 5:04 AM PDT · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 7:30 AM PDT · 17203 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Aug 26, 8:52 PM PDT · 17202 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
22. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 12:13 PM PDT · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
23. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Aug 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 17202 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
24. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 12:55 AM PDT · 17199 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
25. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 7:15 AM PDT · 17199 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
26. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 7:31 AM PDT · 17199 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
27. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Aug 30, 9:37 PM PDT · 17198 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
28. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 5:41 AM PDT · 17198 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
29. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 11:32 PM PDT · 17197 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 11:32 PM PDT · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
31. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Aug 31, 11:40 PM PDT · 17197 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSat, Sep 1, 12:51 PM PDT · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.713 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 2:54 PM PDT · 17196 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
34. 2.16 km N of Huron, CaliforniaSun, Sep 2, 6:19 PM PDT · 17196 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
35. 1.617 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 6:48 AM PDT · 17195 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
36. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 3, 11:19 AM PDT · 17195 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
37. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Sep 4, 12:10 AM PDT · 17194 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
38. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 7:26 AM PDT · 17192 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 6, 8:24 AM PDT · 17192 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.325 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 6:35 AM PDT · 17191 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
41. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Sep 7, 7:13 AM PDT · 17191 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
42. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Sep 8, 7:46 AM PDT · 17190 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
43. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 3:00 AM PDT · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
44. 1.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaFri, Sep 14, 3:46 AM PDT · 17184 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
45. 2.0Central CaliforniaSun, Sep 16, 10:25 PM PDT · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
46. 1.830 km NE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 1:20 AM PDT · 17181 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
47. 2.129 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 4:49 AM PDT · 17181 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
48. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 8:53 AM PDT · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
49. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 17, 6:03 PM PDT · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
50. 1.821 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 8:50 AM PDT · 17180 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
51. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Sep 18, 9:20 PM PDT · 17179 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
52. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 12:54 AM PDT · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
53. 1.86 km W of Coalinga, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 5:27 AM PDT · 17179 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
54. 2.229 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 7:16 AM PDT · 17179 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
55. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Sep 20, 3:39 PM PDT · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
56. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 5:24 AM PDT · 17174 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
57. 2.225 km NNE of King City, CaliforniaMon, Sep 24, 6:56 AM PDT · 17174 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.523 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Sep 25, 8:29 AM PDT · 17173 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
59. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Sep 26, 5:59 AM PDT · 17172 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
60. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Sep 27, 2:23 PM PDT · 17171 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

1. 2.32 km NW of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 1, 3:48 AM PDT · 17228 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
2. 2.56 km W of Huron, CaliforniaWed, Aug 1, 2:12 AM PDT · 17228 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaTue, Jul 31, 5:47 PM PDT · 17229 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.62 km SE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 30, 10:07 AM PDT · 17230 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
5. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 29, 8:10 PM PDT · 17230 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
6. 2.523 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 29, 5:33 PM PDT · 17231 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jul 29, 6:52 AM PDT · 17231 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
8. 2.627 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 10:46 PM PDT · 17232 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 3:52 AM PDT · 17233 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 3:17 AM PDT · 17233 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 25, 7:05 AM PDT · 17235 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jul 25, 5:13 AM PDT · 17235 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
13. 1.8Central CaliforniaTue, Jul 24, 11:22 AM PDT · 17236 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 23, 9:25 PM PDT · 17236 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.512 km NE of Shandon, CaliforniaMon, Jul 23, 12:12 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.915 km NNE of Shandon, CaliforniaMon, Jul 23, 12:05 PM PDT · 17237 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, CaliforniaMon, Jul 23, 5:21 AM PDT · 17237 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 21, 10:56 AM PDT · 17239 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
19. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Jul 21, 9:11 AM PDT · 17239 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.913 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Jul 21, 7:35 AM PDT · 17239 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1046865. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.