California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Wed, May 4, 1983, 6:50 AM PDT (13:50 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-04 13:50:18 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.135° N, 120.217° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
31

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. 2.017 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.012 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.58 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.618 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.012 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.74 km NNE of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · -1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.05 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.17 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 2.310 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.610 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.512 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.510 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.75 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 1.78 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.619 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.29 km NW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 3.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 3.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.310 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 3.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.712 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.210 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.110 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.98 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.820 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.97 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 3.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.55 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.83 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092450. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.