California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 12:11 AM PDT (07:11 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

Huron forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 07:11:56 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.266° N, 120.262° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.811 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.818 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.36 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.08 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.626 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.915 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.912 km SW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.49 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 3.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.2Central California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.99 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.019 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.417 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.29 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.724 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.923 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.312 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.517 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 3.75 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.810 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.54 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.58 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 3.09 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.75 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.417 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.115 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 3.111 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.610 km SW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.83 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.014 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.117 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.720 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.413 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.717 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.3Central California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.815 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.1Central California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.810 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.510 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.710 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.15 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.219 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.214 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.95 km S of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 3.1Central California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 4.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.2Central California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.210 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091444. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.