California earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 1:36 AM PDT (08:36 UTC), 9 km (5 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
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 08:36:05 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.133° N, 120.181° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
288°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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. 1.83 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.014 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.117 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.720 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.413 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.717 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.82 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.110 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.38 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 3.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.318 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.3Central California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.0Central California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.29 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.35 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.5Central California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.38 km W of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 3.17 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.4Central California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.24 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.68 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.07 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 3.07 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 4.116 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.1Central California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.49 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.4Central California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.510 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.2Central California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 3.09 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.712 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.99 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.215 km W of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.07 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.111 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.115 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.417 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.75 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.09 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.58 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.54 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091507. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.