California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Huron, California on Fri, May 6, 1983, 12:55 PM PDT (19:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 12 km NNE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

Huron forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-06 19:55:31 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.156° N, 120.215° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
17

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. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.09 km E of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.49 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.215 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 3.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 3.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 2.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.313 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.66 km W of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 2.419 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.24 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.1Central California · 15854 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.113 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.816 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.115 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15855 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.610 km NW of Avenal, California · 15855 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.95 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 3.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15855 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093210. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.