M2.7 earthquake 6km SW of Huron, CA
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6km SW of Huron, CA on Fri, Sep 30, 1983, 5:19 PM PDT (00:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Mc), micro
- Magnitude from
- Southern California Seismic Network
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-10-01 00:19:20 UTC
- Depth
- 11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.160° N, 120.151° 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.
- 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: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.410 km WSW of Huron, California · 15707 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.536 km WSW of Mendota, California · 15706 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.612 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15706 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.112 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15706 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15705 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.75km WNW of Parkfield, CA · 15705 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15704 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.711 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15704 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.04 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15704 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15703 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15702 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.515 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.410 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.010 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 15700 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15698 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.9Central California · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15697 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15697 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.637 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15697 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15696 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.515 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.511 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.320 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15694 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15694 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.210 km WSW of Huron, California · 15694 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15694 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
The first 60 of 194.
Before
- 2.016 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15707 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15708 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.139 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15708 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.539 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15708 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.6Central California · 15708 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.138 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15708 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15708 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.638 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15708 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15709 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15709 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15709 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15710 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci16710. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.