California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km W of Huron, California on Sun, Mar 1, 1981, 12:38 PM PST (20:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-03-01 20:38:28 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.187° N, 120.209° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.127 km NE of Soledad, California · 16640 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.620 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.021 km S of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.120 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16640 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16638 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16637 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 16635 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16634 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16632 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16628 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16627 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16625 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16623 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16623 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16621 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16619 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.8Central California · 16619 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.60 km SW of Parkfield, California · 16618 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.14 km SW of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.03 km SW of Avenal, California · 16616 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.524 km NNE of King City, California · 16616 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.732 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16615 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16615 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 16614 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.822 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16614 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16612 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16611 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16610 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16610 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.98 km WSW of Templeton, California · 16607 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16607 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.36 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16607 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.311 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.811 km NNE of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.624 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16606 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 16606 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.521 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16604 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.39km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16604 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16602 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.725 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16599 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16599 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.622 km S of Avenal, California · 16598 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16597 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.521 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.722 km ESE of Shandon, California · 16594 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16594 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16593 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16592 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.813 km W of Oak Shores, California · 16590 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16589 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16589 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.426 km NE of King City, California · 16587 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16641 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16642 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.420 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16644 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.029km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16644 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16644 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.032km E of Cholame, CA · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.621 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16645 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16645 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16645 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 16645 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16647 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.66 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.83 km N of Avenal, California · 16649 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.726 km NE of Soledad, California · 16649 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.820 km S of Avenal, California · 16650 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.919 km S of Avenal, California · 16651 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16651 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.822km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16651 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.825 km NE of King City, California · 16652 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.110 km WSW of Avenal, California · 16652 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1060889 (also filed as ci531302). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.