California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Huron, California on Thu, May 5, 1983, 6:14 AM PDT (13:14 UTC), 6 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
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-05 13:14:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.157° N, 120.198° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.89 km W of Lemoore Station, CA · 15855 days ago · 41 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.016 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.87 km WSW of Lemoore Station, California · 15855 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.7Central California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.110 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.6Central California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.311 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.914 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.49 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.86 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 3.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.315 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 2.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.812 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 2.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.611 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.68 km WNW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.120 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.020 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.89 km NW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.96 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.527 km SE of Shandon, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 4.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.613 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.97 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.816 km ENE of Bradley, California · 15855 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 3.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 3.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1092863. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.