California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 11 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Huron, California on Tue, May 3, 1983, 1:47 PM PDT (20:47 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-03 20:47:02 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.250° N, 120.216° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
271°, 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. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.711 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.4Central California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.4Central California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.68 km W of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 2.0Central California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 3.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 3.03 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.99 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.118 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.9Central California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.010 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.819 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 2.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.412 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.012 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 3.8Central California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.819 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.97 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.05 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.9Central California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.210 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.27 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.810 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.411 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.81 km NNW of Parkfield, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.83 km ENE of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092018. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.