California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km W of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 14:08:38 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.201° N, 120.229° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
267°, 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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.815 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.213 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.910 km W of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 4.315 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.610 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.719 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.513 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.3Central California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 4.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.79 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.311 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 4.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.311 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.49 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.030 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 2.512 km W of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.94 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 4.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.216 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.918 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.114 km N of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.9Central California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.8Central California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.5Central California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 3.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.73 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.520 km NW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.917 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.59 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091756. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC.