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M1.9 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Mon, May 9, 1983, 8:18 AM PDT (15:18 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-09 15:18:54 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.121° N, 120.182° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
11

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. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.18 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.915 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.910 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.718 km NW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.27 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 3.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.36 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.416 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.79 km SW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.08 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.9Central California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.5Central California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.7Central California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.513 km SW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 1.615 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.1Central California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 2.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.9Central California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.818 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.912 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.219 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  53. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.418 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.613 km WNW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.81 km WSW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.411 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.114 km WNW of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.312 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.214 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.49 km E of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.213 km W of Huron, California · 15849 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.27 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15849 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1093848. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.