California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 7:35 AM PDT (14:35 UTC), -1 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 14:35:57 UTC
Depth
-0.7 km (-0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.268° N, 120.231° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 26.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
287°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.3Central California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 4.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.311 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 4.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.311 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.49 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.030 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 3.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 2.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.619 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.512 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.94 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 4.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.04 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.216 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.918 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.114 km N of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.011 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 3.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.36 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.412 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 3.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.313 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 3.97 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.48 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.719 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.610 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 4.315 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.910 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.213 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.815 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.811 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.9Central California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.8Central California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.5Central California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.06 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091770. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.