California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km W of Huron, California on Sat, Jan 10, 1981, 6:27 PM PST (02:27 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NW of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-01-11 02:27:42 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.209° N, 120.221° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.512 km NE of Shandon, California · 16689 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.013 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16687 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.224 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16686 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.17 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16685 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.57 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16684 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16684 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16683 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 16681 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.0Central California · 16681 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.713km NNE of Clovis, CA · 16680 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 16679 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16677 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.733 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16675 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.73 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16675 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.534 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16675 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 16675 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 16674 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16674 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16673 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16673 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.48 km NE of Cayucos, California · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16672 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 3.625 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16671 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 3.39km SSW of Huron, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16671 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.512km W of Avenal, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.410km W of Avenal, CA · 16671 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 3.425 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16671 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 3.523 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16670 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.512km NE of Avenal, CA · 16670 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.723 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16670 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.921 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16669 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 16669 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.536 km NE of King City, California · 16668 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16668 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16668 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16668 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.83 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16666 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.814 km W of Coalinga, California · 16666 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16664 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.022 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.322 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16664 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.71 km E of San Ardo, California · 16663 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 3.114 km NNE of Shandon, California · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.014 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16662 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 16660 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.411km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 16660 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.511 km W of Huron, California · 16691 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.89 km W of Huron, California · 16691 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.412 km W of Huron, California · 16691 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 16692 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16692 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 16692 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.526 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16692 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.210km NW of Avenal, CA · 16692 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16693 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.94 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16695 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.29 km W of Coalinga, California · 16697 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.214 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16698 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.121 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16699 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.910 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 16699 days ago · 74 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.624 km SE of Shandon, California · 16699 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.624 km NE of Shandon, California · 16699 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.316 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16702 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1059143 (also filed as ci3301833). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC.