California earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 10 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Huron, California on Mon, May 2, 1983, 7:45 PM PDT (02:45 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 02:45:01 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.157° N, 120.206° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
240°, 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.039 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.417 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.113 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.413 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.911 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.94 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.613 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 3.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.34 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.116 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 3.23 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.45 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.523 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.66 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.815 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.911 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.93 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 2.615 km WNW of Lanare, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.321 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.95 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.012 km NNE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 3.26 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 3.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 4.012 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.418 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.511 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 3.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.02 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 3.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 3.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 3.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.016 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.412 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.29 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.98 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.612 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.417 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.95 km N of Lockwood, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.810 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.116 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 4.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.76 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091234. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.