M2.1 earthquake 12 km NW of Huron, California

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, May 30, 1981, 3:52 AM PDT

UTC

1981-05-30 10:52:05 UTC

Depth

18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.291° N, 120.183° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

255°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

25

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast12 kmNW
• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast23 kmNE
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast63 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast305 kmNW

After

1. 1.624 km NE of King City, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 9:53 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 11:28 AM PDT · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 11:02 PM PDT · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
4. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 11:51 AM PDT · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
5. 1.612 km W of Avenal, CaliforniaMon, Jun 1, 1:16 PM PDT · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jun 2, 3:28 AM PDT · 16549 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jun 3, 5:53 PM PDT · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 11:11 AM PDT · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
9. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, Jun 7, 9:30 PM PDT · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 5:33 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
11. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jun 8, 9:51 AM PDT · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 6:05 AM PDT · 16541 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Jun 9, 7:37 PM PDT · 16541 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 10, 4:45 PM PDT · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
15. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 12:25 AM PDT · 16540 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
16. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 8:36 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.316 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaThu, Jun 11, 8:55 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.023km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:17 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
19. 3.019km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:18 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
20. 2.035km SSE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jun 11, 9:20 PM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.07km S of Kettleman City, CAFri, Jun 12, 1:36 AM PDT · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
22. 2.611 km W of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Jun 12, 9:48 PM PDT · 16538 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
23. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 2:47 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
24. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 2:57 AM PDT · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
25. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 7:33 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
26. 1.91 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 2:49 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
27. 2.21 km WNW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 19, 3:29 PM PDT · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
28. 1.510 km WNW of Lemoore Station, CaliforniaSat, Jun 20, 12:58 AM PDT · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
29. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 7:10 AM PDT · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.97 km NW of Huron, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 4:47 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
31. 2.133 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Jun 23, 7:34 PM PDT · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
32. 3.522 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 5:01 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
33. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 5:49 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
34. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 8:05 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
35. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Jun 24, 8:12 PM PDT · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
36. 2.138 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 6:27 AM PDT · 16525 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
37. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 3:44 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
38. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jun 25, 6:43 PM PDT · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
39. 1.629 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jun 26, 5:29 PM PDT · 16524 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
40. 2.120 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 9:18 AM PDT · 16523 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
41. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSat, Jun 27, 10:02 PM PDT · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
42. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jun 28, 6:13 PM PDT · 16522 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
43. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jun 30, 8:27 AM PDT · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
44. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Jul 1, 5:09 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
45. 2.115km SSE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jul 1, 10:35 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
46. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 12:19 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
47. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 2:23 AM PDT · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
48. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 5:46 AM PDT · 16518 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
49. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaThu, Jul 2, 6:43 AM PDT · 16518 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
50. 1.86km SSW of Kettleman City, CAThu, Jul 2, 7:41 AM PDT · 16518 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
51. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Jul 3, 2:00 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
52. 1.723 km ENE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Jul 3, 10:13 PM PDT · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
53. 2.012 km ENE of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Jul 4, 12:42 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
54. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Jul 4, 1:31 AM PDT · 16517 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
55. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Jul 5, 3:08 PM PDT · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
56. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 6, 5:04 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
57. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Jul 6, 9:07 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
58. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 6, 9:43 AM PDT · 16514 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
59. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Jul 6, 6:11 PM PDT · 16514 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
60. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Jul 7, 5:43 AM PDT · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

1. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, May 30, 3:22 AM PDT · 16552 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.132 km NW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, May 29, 2:18 PM PDT · 16552 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.620 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaWed, May 27, 5:01 AM PDT · 16554 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
4. 1.820 km ESE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaTue, May 26, 2:47 AM PDT · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, May 25, 12:46 PM PDT · 16556 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.96 km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, May 24, 7:20 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
7. 2.06 km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, May 24, 6:57 AM PDT · 16557 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
8. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, May 23, 10:47 PM PDT · 16558 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.031 km WNW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaFri, May 22, 2:22 AM PDT · 16560 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
10. 2.11 km NNE of Atascadero, CaliforniaThu, May 21, 2:19 AM PDT · 16561 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, May 20, 8:55 PM PDT · 16561 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.321 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 12:38 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
13. 1.516km S of Avenal, CATue, May 19, 12:15 PM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
14. 2.214km S of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 8:04 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.929km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 7:14 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
16. 2.523 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 6:40 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
17. 1.620 km S of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 5:40 AM PDT · 16562 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
18. 1.618km S of Kettleman City, CATue, May 19, 4:32 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
19. 3.020 km S of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:33 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
20. 2.921 km SSE of Avenal, CaliforniaTue, May 19, 3:25 AM PDT · 16563 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064138 (also filed as ci516844). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.