California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km NW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Huron, California on Wed, May 11, 1983, 4:19 AM PDT (11:19 UTC), 18 km (11 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
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-11 11:19:14 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.287° N, 120.250° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
7

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. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.75 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.25 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.719 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.510 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.017 km NW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.78 km SSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.314 km WNW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.411 km SW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.98 km SW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.816 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.96 km NE of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 2.511 km NW of Avenal, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.211 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 2.66 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 3.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 3.26 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 2.07 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.211 km WSW of Huron, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.620 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15848 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.016 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.422 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.510 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.49 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15848 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094104. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC.