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M2.0 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Fri, May 6, 1983, 2:29 PM PDT (21:29 UTC), 7 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-06 21:29:19 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.140° N, 120.210° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
135°
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. 2.09 km E of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.49 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.215 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.313 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.66 km W of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.419 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  30. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.24 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.912 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.1Central California · 15854 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.113 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.411 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.816 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.115 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15854 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.610 km NW of Avenal, California · 15854 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15854 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093222. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.