California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Mon, May 2, 1983, 9:08 PM PDT (04:08 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 04:08:14 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.131° N, 120.216° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
47

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.712 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.26 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.318 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.712 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.116 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.03 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.112 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 4.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 3.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.34 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 3.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 3.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 3.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 3.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 3.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 3.07 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.320 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.511 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 3.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.03 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.113 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 3.411 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 3.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.412 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.88 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.810 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 4.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.711 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 3.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 3.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.016 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.35 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.02 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.511 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.418 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.012 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091303. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.