California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 12:09 PM PDT (19:09 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 19:09:00 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.185° N, 120.129° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

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. 2.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.16 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.39 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.219 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.55 km S of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.02 km SSE of San Joaquin, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.48 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.711 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.818 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 3.38 km SSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 3.26 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.014 km NW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 3.118 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.74 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.35 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.06 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 1.920 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.511 km W of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.83 km ENE of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.81 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.411 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.810 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.27 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 3.210 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.98 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.9Central California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.05 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.97 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.511 km WNW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.313 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.410 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.410 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.021 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.810 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.910 km W of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.46 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.813 km SW of Huron, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.713 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.313 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15857 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.12 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15857 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.519 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15857 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1091948. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.