M1.9 earthquake 11 km NNW of Huron, California
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Huron, California on Wed, Jan 6, 1982, 12:31 PM PST (20:31 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 23 km NE of Greenfield, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-06 20:31:27 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.293° N, 120.173° W
- Region
- California
- 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 2.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 282°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.921 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16330 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16328 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.929 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16328 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.122 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16326 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.69 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16326 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.510 km S of South Dos Palos, California · 16326 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16325 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16323 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.124 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16320 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16318 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16317 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16316 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16315 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.121 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16312 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16312 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16312 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.78 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.8Central California · 16309 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.029 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16308 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16304 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.89 km WNW of Huron, California · 16304 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16304 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16303 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16302 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16302 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16302 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16300 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.922 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16296 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.99 km NE of Minkler, California · 16296 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16296 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16293 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16292 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16289 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16288 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16287 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16285 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
The first 60 of 79.
Before
- 3.128 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16332 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16333 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16335 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.724 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16336 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.55 km SSE of Lemoore, California · 16336 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16337 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.525 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16337 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.024 km NE of King City, California · 16338 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.833 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16340 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 16340 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 16340 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.514 km SW of Coalinga, California · 16341 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16341 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.024 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16342 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.812 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16343 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.524 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16343 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.725 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16343 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.931 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16343 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16344 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071009. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.