M1.9 earthquake 14 km WNW of Huron, California

Magnitude

1.9 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Apr 8, 1983, 5:33 PM PST

UTC

1983-04-09 01:33:02 UTC

Depth

12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.236° N, 120.255° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

255°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

23

• Huron, CaliforniaPopulation 6,836. Forecast14 kmWNW
• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast14 kmNE
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast71 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast304 kmNW

After

1. 2.410 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Apr 9, 8:39 AM PST · 15879 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
2. 2.211 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Apr 9, 8:40 AM PST · 15879 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, CaliforniaSat, Apr 9, 11:16 AM PST · 15879 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.65 km SSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, Apr 11, 2:48 AM PST · 15877 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
5. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaTue, Apr 12, 11:57 PM PST · 15875 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 13, 9:06 AM PST · 15875 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
7. 2.916 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 14, 7:35 PM PST · 15873 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
8. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 14, 7:38 PM PST · 15873 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.822 km SE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 15, 1:26 AM PST · 15873 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.525 km WSW of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Apr 15, 7:47 AM PST · 15873 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 15, 3:05 PM PST · 15873 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
12. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 15, 7:54 PM PST · 15872 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.9Central CaliforniaSat, Apr 16, 12:48 PM PST · 15872 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
14. 2.74 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CaliforniaSat, Apr 16, 5:10 PM PST · 15871 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
15. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSun, Apr 17, 10:50 PM PST · 15870 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.58 km S of Oak Shores, CaliforniaMon, Apr 18, 10:47 AM PST · 15870 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
17. 2.822 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaMon, Apr 18, 5:48 PM PST · 15869 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
18. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaTue, Apr 19, 5:54 AM PST · 15869 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
19. 1.918 km SSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaTue, Apr 19, 11:59 AM PST · 15869 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
20. 3.43 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Apr 21, 3:37 AM PST · 15867 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.99 km SW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Apr 21, 4:43 AM PST · 15867 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
22. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 21, 11:36 AM PST · 15867 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
23. 3.423 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 1:12 AM PST · 15866 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
24. 1.523 km NE of King City, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 11:41 AM PST · 15866 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.511 km SSW of Greenfield, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 12:08 PM PST · 15866 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
26. 2.211 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 4:15 PM PST · 15865 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
27. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaFri, Apr 22, 8:05 PM PST · 15865 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
28. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 12:07 PM PST · 15865 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
29. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 5:48 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
30. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 9:36 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
31. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaSat, Apr 23, 10:28 PM PST · 15864 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, Apr 24, 6:45 AM PDT · 15864 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
33. 1.84 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 25, 5:39 AM PDT · 15863 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
34. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaMon, Apr 25, 6:45 AM PDT · 15863 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
35. 2.318 km SSW of Kettleman City, CaliforniaTue, Apr 26, 1:23 AM PDT · 15862 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
36. 2.1Central CaliforniaTue, Apr 26, 2:36 PM PDT · 15862 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaTue, Apr 26, 8:55 PM PDT · 15861 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
38. 2.514 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 6:16 AM PDT · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
39. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 15861 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
40. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 12:16 PM PDT · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
41. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 12:26 PM PDT · 15861 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
42. 2.120 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 5:08 PM PDT · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
43. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 27, 7:41 PM PDT · 15860 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
44. 2.014 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaThu, Apr 28, 4:26 AM PDT · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
45. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaThu, Apr 28, 5:22 AM PDT · 15860 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.62 km E of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 9:51 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
47. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 10:24 AM PDT · 15858 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
48. 2.62 km ESE of San Ardo, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 2:03 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
49. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, CaliforniaSat, Apr 30, 2:31 PM PDT · 15858 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
50. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 9:40 AM PDT · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
51. 1.513 km SE of Parkfield, CaliforniaSun, May 1, 11:49 AM PDT · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
52. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 8:40 AM PDT · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
53. 6.7The 1983 Coalinga, California EarthquakeMon, May 2, 4:42 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 74
54. 5.511 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:46 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
55. 3.113 km SW of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:50 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
56. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:52 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
57. 4.113km NNE of Coalinga, CAMon, May 2, 4:54 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
58. 3.412 km E of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:55 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
59. 2.311 km N of Huron, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:56 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
60. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, CaliforniaMon, May 2, 4:57 PM PDT · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 9:49 AM PST · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.86 km SSW of Selma, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 9:40 AM PST · 15880 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 4:40 AM PST · 15880 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
4. 1.911 km NW of Avenal, CaliforniaFri, Apr 8, 1:20 AM PST · 15880 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.712 km WNW of Huron, CaliforniaThu, Apr 7, 6:11 AM PST · 15881 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
6. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Apr 6, 9:07 PM PST · 15881 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
7. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, CaliforniaWed, Apr 6, 1:41 AM PST · 15882 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
8. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaMon, Apr 4, 11:56 AM PST · 15884 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
9. 2.211 km WSW of Three Rocks, CaliforniaSun, Apr 3, 4:27 AM PST · 15885 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.033 km NE of San Lucas, CaliforniaSat, Apr 2, 9:44 PM PST · 15885 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaSat, Apr 2, 7:09 PM PST · 15885 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaFri, Apr 1, 8:08 PM PST · 15886 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
13. 2.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 31, 3:34 PM PST · 15887 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
14. 2.321 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaThu, Mar 31, 4:39 AM PST · 15888 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
15. 1.638 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaWed, Mar 30, 5:54 PM PST · 15888 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
16. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, CaliforniaWed, Mar 30, 3:20 PM PST · 15888 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
17. 1.837 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 28, 3:21 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.437 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 28, 2:27 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 28, 2:02 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
20. 3.437 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 28, 1:32 AM PST · 15891 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1090136. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.