California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km W of Huron, California on Tue, May 12, 1981, 8:44 PM PDT (03:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 5 km SSE of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-05-13 03:44:38 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.202° N, 120.196° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16567 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.115 km E of Kettleman City, California · 16567 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16565 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.013 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16565 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.725 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16565 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 16564 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.218 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.020 km S of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.618km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.620 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.523 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.929km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.214km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.516km S of Avenal, CA · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.321 km S of Avenal, California · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.11 km NNE of Atascadero, California · 16560 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16559 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16557 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16555 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 2.620 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, California · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16551 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.112 km NW of Huron, California · 16551 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16550 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.612 km W of Avenal, California · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16548 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16542 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16539 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.316 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.023km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 3.019km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.035km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.07km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16538 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.611 km W of Huron, California · 16537 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.91 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.21 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 3.06 km NE of Cambria, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.76 km NE of Cambria, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.510 km WNW of Lemoore Station, California · 16530 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.97 km NW of Huron, California · 16527 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 16569 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16569 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16571 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16572 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 16572 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.637 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16573 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.223 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16574 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 16575 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16575 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 16575 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16578 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16579 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.614 km SE of Parkfield, California · 16581 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.025 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16582 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 16582 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.424 km NE of Soledad, California · 16585 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16585 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16586 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.730 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16586 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1063579 (also filed as ci515985). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.