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M1.8 earthquake 13 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, May 10, 1983, 8:26 PM PDT (03:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-11 03:26:47 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.121° N, 120.212° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15848 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.317 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.49 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.510 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.422 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.016 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.620 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15848 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.211 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.616 km NW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.25 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.719 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.510 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.017 km NW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.818 km WSW of Lanare, California · 15848 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.419 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15848 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.36 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.48 km W of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.010 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.912 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.131 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.829 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15848 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.831 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.610 km NW of Avenal, California · 15848 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.231 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.78 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094041. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.