California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 13 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 11:41 AM PDT (18:41 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.8 (Ma), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 18:41:53 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.116° N, 120.211° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

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. 2.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.46 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.910 km W of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.021 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.410 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.410 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.313 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.93 km SW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.16 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.39 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.219 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.55 km S of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.02 km SSE of San Joaquin, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.48 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.711 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.818 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 3.38 km SSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 3.26 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.014 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 3.118 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.74 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.35 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.06 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.920 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.511 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.83 km ENE of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.81 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.411 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 3.713 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.313 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.12 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.519 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.418 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.317 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.710 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 3.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.112 km E of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.65 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.14 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091932. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.