California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Huron, California on Mon, Feb 1, 1982, 4:46 PM PST (00:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1982-02-02 00:46:13 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.229° N, 120.208° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
167°
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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 16303 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.02 km SSE of San Ardo, California · 16302 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16301 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.621 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16301 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16301 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.024 km NE of Soledad, California · 16299 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16298 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.623 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16297 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16296 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.922 km SSE of Avenal, California · 16296 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16295 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.99 km NE of Minkler, California · 16295 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.937 km NE of King City, California · 16295 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.017 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16294 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.625 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16294 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.922 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 16292 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16291 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.822 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 16291 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16290 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16290 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.922 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16289 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 16288 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 16287 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.313 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.713 km W of Templeton, California · 16287 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 16286 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16285 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.625 km NNE of King City, California · 16285 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.526 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16284 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16284 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16284 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 16283 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16283 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.025 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16281 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16281 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16280 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16279 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.914 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16278 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.626 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16277 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.821 km NNE of Soledad, California · 16277 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.632 km SE of Shandon, California · 16276 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.924km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.19 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.123km NNW of Simmler, CA · 16276 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16275 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.215 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 16273 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.719 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16272 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16272 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.68 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 16269 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 16268 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.16 km N of Caruthers, California · 16267 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.225 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 16265 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 16262 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.813 km NW of Parkfield, California · 16262 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16303 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.738 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16306 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.029 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 16307 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.8Central California · 16308 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 16309 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 16309 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 16310 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 16310 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.78 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 16311 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16311 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 16311 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.121 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 16312 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.425 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16314 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.610 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 16314 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 16316 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 16317 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 16317 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.124 km NE of San Lucas, California · 16320 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 16323 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1071749. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.