California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km W of Huron, California on Fri, Jun 12, 1981, 9:48 PM PDT (04:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km NE of Cambria, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-06-13 04:48:23 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.198° N, 120.231° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16532 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.91 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.21 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.06 km NE of Cambria, California · 16531 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.76 km NE of Cambria, California · 16531 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.510 km WNW of Lemoore Station, California · 16531 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.526 km NE of Soledad, California · 16528 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.97 km NW of Huron, California · 16527 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.133 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16527 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.522 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16526 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16526 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.138 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16526 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.722 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16525 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16525 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.629 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16524 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.120 km SSW of Kettleman City, California · 16523 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.638 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16523 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.528 km NE of Soledad, California · 16522 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.522 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16520 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.115km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16519 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 16519 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16519 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16519 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.86km SSW of Kettleman City, CA · 16519 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.723 km ENE of King City, California · 16517 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.012 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 16517 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.731 km NE of Soledad, California · 16517 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 16515 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 16515 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16514 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16514 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16514 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16514 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16513 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16513 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16513 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16512 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.524 km NE of King City, California · 16510 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.721 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16509 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.910 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16509 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16508 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.87 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 16507 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.414km NE of Parkfield, CA · 16507 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 16507 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.612 km NNE of Cambria, California · 16506 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.87 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 16505 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 16504 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16504 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.67 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 16504 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 2.1Central California · 16504 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.831 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 16503 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.023 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 16502 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.612 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 16501 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 2.07km S of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.035km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.019km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.023km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.316 km S of Kettleman City, California · 16539 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.319km SSE of Kettleman City, CA · 16539 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16540 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.525 km NE of Soledad, California · 16540 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.929 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16541 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.530 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 16542 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16542 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.219 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.221 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16543 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16543 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16547 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.626 km NE of Soledad, California · 16549 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.612 km W of Avenal, California · 16549 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16549 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.338 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16551 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16551 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1064507 (also filed as ci517563). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.