California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 11 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Huron, California on Mon, May 9, 1983, 12:56 AM PDT (07:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-09 07:56:46 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.155° N, 120.217° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
15

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. 3.014 km WNW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.411 km NW of Avenal, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.211 km NW of Avenal, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.613 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.219 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.610 km NW of Avenal, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 2.213 km W of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.49 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 2.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.312 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.114 km WNW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 3.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 2.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.915 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.910 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.718 km NW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.015 km WNW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.76 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.60 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.615 km WNW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.80 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.40 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Huron, California · 15850 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.78 km E of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15850 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093789. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:27 PM UTC.