California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Huron, California on Wed, May 4, 1983, 3:12 AM PDT (10:12 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-04 10:12:41 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.115° N, 120.174° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

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. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.820 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.86 km SE of Monmouth, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.812 km SSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.420 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.124 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.66 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.012 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 2.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 3.1Central California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.236 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.98 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.63 km NW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.010 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.710 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.83 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 3.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.97 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.820 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 3.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 3.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.98 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.09 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.54 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.16 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.17 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.05 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.28 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.78 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.813 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.313 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092367. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.