California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km W of Huron, California on Thu, May 5, 1983, 7:44 PM PDT (02:44 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-06 02:44:03 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.213° N, 120.227° 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
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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. 1.9Central California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.29 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.911 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.68 km N of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.014 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.5Central California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.218 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.98 km W of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.312 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.711 km W of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 2.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.8Central California · 15854 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.810 km W of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.613 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.714 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.513 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.217 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 3.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.0Central California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.011 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.119 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.219 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.315 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.025 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.28 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.319 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093015. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.