California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km N of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km N of Huron, California on Sun, Sep 2, 1979, 6:19 PM PDT (01:19 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1979-09-03 01:19:24 UTC
Depth
32.1 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.263° N, 120.094° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
248°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km W of Three Rocks, California · 17195 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17195 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.928 km NE of Soledad, California · 17194 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17192 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17192 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.325 km NE of King City, California · 17191 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17191 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 17190 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17189 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.528 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 17184 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.0Central California · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.830 km NE of King City, California · 17181 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.129 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17181 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17181 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.821 km SSE of Avenal, California · 17180 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 17179 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17179 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.86 km W of Coalinga, California · 17179 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.229 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17179 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.122 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17178 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17174 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.225 km NNE of King City, California · 17174 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17173 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17172 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 17171 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17171 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.323 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 17168 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.325 km NE of Soledad, California · 17168 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 17168 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.912 km NNE of Huron, California · 17168 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, California · 17164 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, California · 17164 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.824 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 17164 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.7Central California · 17164 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.531 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 17160 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.77 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 17158 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17157 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.610 km W of Coalinga, California · 17155 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17153 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 17151 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.737 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 17150 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17150 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17149 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.85 km SW of San Ardo, California · 17149 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 17149 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.119 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 17147 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 17140 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 17138 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.64 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17138 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17136 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km NNE of Shandon, California · 17196 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.818 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17197 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17198 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 17198 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17199 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 17199 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17199 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17200 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 17202 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 17202 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 17202 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 17203 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.125 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 17203 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 17204 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.921 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17206 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.023 km NE of San Ardo, California · 17208 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.110 km SE of Coalinga, California · 17209 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1047574. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.