California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Huron, California on Wed, May 4, 1983, 9:57 PM PDT (04:57 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1983-05-05 04:57:18 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.171° N, 120.194° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
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. 1.95 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.013 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.0Central California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.37 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 3.67 km N of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.810 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.813 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.0Central California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15856 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 4.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.220 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.211 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.28 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.413 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.813 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 2.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.07 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.58 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 2.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.01 km SSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.64 km SSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 3.05 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.85 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 2.529 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.74 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 2.311 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.87 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 4.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.78 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.013 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.17 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.913 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15856 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.17 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15856 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092716. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.