California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 13 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Huron, California on Tue, Oct 21, 1980, 4:02 AM PDT (11:02 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 12 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-10-21 11:02:42 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.233° N, 120.247° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
256°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km WNW of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.610 km N of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16779 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16778 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.9Central California · 16777 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.524 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16777 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.2Central California · 16775 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16774 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.09 km WNW of Huron, California · 16774 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16774 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.311 km W of Huron, California · 16772 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.620 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16772 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.113 km WSW of Stratford, California · 16771 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16770 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.629 km NE of Soledad, California · 16768 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16768 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.916 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.616 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16768 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.64 km NW of Huron, California · 16766 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.47 km SW of Avenal, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 2.011km N of Kettleman City, CA · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.68 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 16766 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16764 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.721 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16763 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.522 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 16762 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16761 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.823 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16760 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.4Central California · 16760 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16759 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16759 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 16758 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16756 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16755 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16755 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.5Central California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16754 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 16754 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16754 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.44 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16754 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.35 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16752 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.96 km ESE of King City, California · 16751 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16751 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16751 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 3.48 km W of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 16783 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16784 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.736 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16785 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16786 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.317 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16787 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16787 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.811 km W of Huron, California · 16788 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16791 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 16791 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 16791 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 16791 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.1Central California · 16793 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.04 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16795 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 16796 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.55km E of Cholame, CA · 16797 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.611km NNE of Avenal, CA · 16797 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16798 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056465. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.