California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Sat, May 7, 1983, 12:53 AM PDT (07:53 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-07 07:53:34 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.111° N, 120.185° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
14

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. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.213 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.812 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.1Central California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.7Central California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.113 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15850 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 3.129 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.827 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.729 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.628 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 3.812 km W of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 3.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.220 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.019 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15850 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.732 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.1Central California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.427 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.414 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · -1 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.311 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.226 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.314 km WNW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.116 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.110 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.716 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.112 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15850 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.718 km NNW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15851 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15851 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093352. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.