California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 3:45 AM PDT (10:45 UTC), 7 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
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 10:45:22 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.157° N, 120.185° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
230°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
39

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. 2.413 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.214 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.920 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.46 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.54 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.818 km NW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.114 km N of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.18 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.37 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.38 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.510 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 3.310 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.511 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.312 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.09 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.75 km NNE of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.66 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.315 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.917 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 2.819 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.56 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.16 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.016 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 3.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.28 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.49 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.816 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.313 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.910 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  56. 3.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.512 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.417 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.913 km NE of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.45 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.010 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.911 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.111 km S of Stratford, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.07 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.215 km W of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091603. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.