California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Huron, California on Fri, May 6, 1983, 7:13 PM PDT (02:13 UTC), 9 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-07 02:13:48 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.142° N, 120.220° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
22

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. 2.1Central California · 15852 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.74 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.113 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.18 km SSW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 3.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.718 km NNW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15852 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.112 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 3.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.716 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.213 km SW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.812 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.1Central California · 15851 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.7Central California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.24 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.419 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15852 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.66 km W of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.737 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15852 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.313 km N of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15852 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 3.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15852 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093277. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.