California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5km SSE of Huron, CA

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5km SSE of Huron, CA on Thu, Jul 14, 1983, 11:46 AM PDT (18:46 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 11 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-14 18:46:41 UTC
Depth
14.3 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.160° N, 120.080° 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.

Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.47 km E of Coalinga, California · 15783 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15783 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15782 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.014 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15782 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15782 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.68 km WSW of Huron, California · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.715 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15780 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 3.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 1.67 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 3.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 4.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.25 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.41 km NE of West Park, California · 15778 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 3.013 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.6Central California · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.5Central California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.0Central California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.07 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15778 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.724 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15777 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15777 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.218 km N of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15776 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15776 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15783 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15783 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15783 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.522 km ENE of King City, California · 15783 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.53km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15783 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.07 km S of Coalinga, California · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.215km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15784 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.623km N of Coalinga, CA · 15784 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15784 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.311 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15784 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.711 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15785 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.916 km S of Avenal, California · 15785 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15785 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15786 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.819 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15786 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15786 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15786 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15787 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.04 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci10231. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.