California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km W of Huron, California on Wed, Sep 24, 1980, 1:30 AM PDT (08:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 31 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-09-24 08:30:39 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.209° N, 120.220° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.811 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.710 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.431 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16809 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16808 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.211 km W of Huron, California · 16808 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.68 km W of Huron, California · 16808 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16807 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.613 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16807 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16807 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16805 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16804 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.823 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16803 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.46 km WNW of Huron, California · 16801 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16799 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.933 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16799 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16797 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.611km NNE of Avenal, CA · 16797 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.55km E of Cholame, CA · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 16795 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.04 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16795 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.1Central California · 16792 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 4.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 2.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16789 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.811 km W of Huron, California · 16787 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16786 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 3.317 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16786 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16786 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.736 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16784 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16783 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 16783 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.48 km W of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.213 km WNW of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.76 km WNW of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.610 km N of Huron, California · 16781 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16779 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.524 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16777 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 3.2Central California · 16775 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 3.09 km WNW of Huron, California · 16773 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16773 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 2.311 km W of Huron, California · 16772 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 3.113 km WSW of Stratford, California · 16770 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.629 km NE of Soledad, California · 16768 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16767 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.64 km NW of Huron, California · 16766 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.47 km SW of Avenal, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.011km N of Kettleman City, CA · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.68 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 16765 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16763 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16762 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16761 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16760 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 3.03 km WNW of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.810 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 4.510 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.911 km W of Huron, California · 16809 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.85 km NW of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.011 km W of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.610 km W of Huron, California · 16810 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 16811 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.512 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16811 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 16813 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.0Central California · 16813 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16813 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.610 km W of Huron, California · 16813 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16813 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16814 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.925 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16814 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16815 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.19km NNW of Wasco, CA · 16816 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.52 km SE of Atascadero, California · 16818 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.522 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16819 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1055996. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.