California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Huron, California on Tue, Oct 21, 1980, 5:27 AM PDT (12:27 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-10-21 12:27:31 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.223° N, 120.175° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km N of Huron, California · 16781 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.718 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16779 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.524 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16777 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.2Central California · 16775 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.09 km WNW of Huron, California · 16773 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16773 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.311 km W of Huron, California · 16772 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.113 km WSW of Stratford, California · 16770 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16769 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.629 km NE of Soledad, California · 16768 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.026 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16767 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.64 km NW of Huron, California · 16766 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.47 km SW of Avenal, California · 16766 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.011km N of Kettleman City, CA · 16766 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.68 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 16765 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16764 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.123 km NE of King City, California · 16763 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16762 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16760 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16759 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.823 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16759 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.4Central California · 16759 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.523 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16759 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16758 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 16758 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16756 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16755 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16755 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.5Central California · 16754 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16753 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 16753 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.44 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.521 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16753 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16753 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.35 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16752 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16751 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.96 km ESE of King City, California · 16751 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16750 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.131 km NE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.531 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16750 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.431 km NE of Soledad, California · 16749 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16748 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.525 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.723 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16746 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.923 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16745 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 2.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16745 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16745 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16744 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.5Central California · 16742 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16742 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 2.213 km WNW of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.48 km W of Huron, California · 16782 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.523 km NE of King City, California · 16783 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16783 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.736 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16784 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16786 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.317 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16786 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16786 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.811 km W of Huron, California · 16787 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.230 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 4.031 km NE of Soledad, California · 16790 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.1Central California · 16792 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.04 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16795 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.034 km NE of King City, California · 16795 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.55km E of Cholame, CA · 16796 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.611km NNE of Avenal, CA · 16797 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1056466. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 AM UTC.