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M2.6 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Fri, May 6, 1983, 1:24 AM PDT (08:24 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
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-06 08:24:40 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.109° N, 120.180° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
41

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 NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.217 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.96 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.512 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.110 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.36 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.119 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.73 km W of Caruthers, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.58 km NW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 2.318 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.215 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.414 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.112 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.411 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.218 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.019 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.14 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 3.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.95 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.513 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.714 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.613 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093087. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.