California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Huron, California on Sat, Dec 20, 1980, 6:41 PM PST (02:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1980-12-21 02:41:19 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.144° N, 120.184° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
290°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16720 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16719 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16719 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.626 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16719 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.70 km NE of Lemoore Station, California · 16719 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16717 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.627 km NNE of King City, California · 16714 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.325 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16714 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.212 km W of Huron, California · 16714 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 3.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16711 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.624 km NE of Shandon, California · 16708 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.624 km SE of Shandon, California · 16708 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.910 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 16707 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16707 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.214 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16707 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.29 km W of Coalinga, California · 16705 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.94 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16703 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.210km NW of Avenal, CA · 16701 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16701 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16700 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16700 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16700 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16700 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.412 km W of Huron, California · 16699 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.89 km W of Huron, California · 16699 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.511 km W of Huron, California · 16699 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.510 km W of Huron, California · 16699 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 3.18 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16699 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.512 km NE of Shandon, California · 16697 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16695 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.224 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16695 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 3.17 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16693 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16693 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16693 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.57 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16692 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16692 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 16690 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16690 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.0Central California · 16689 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.713km NNE of Clovis, CA · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16687 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16686 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.733 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.73 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16684 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.534 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 16684 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16683 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16683 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 16683 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16683 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 3.48 km NE of Cayucos, California · 16681 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16680 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16720 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.82 km S of Parkfield, California · 16722 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.938 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16726 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16726 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16726 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16727 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.922 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16728 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16728 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16728 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16728 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 16729 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.734 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16730 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16731 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.620 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16733 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16733 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.312 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 16734 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.513 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16734 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16734 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.625 km ENE of King City, California · 16734 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.86 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 16736 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1058302. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.