California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 14 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Huron, California on Thu, May 12, 1983, 5:32 AM PDT (12:32 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-12 12:32:04 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.246° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.518 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15847 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.918 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.29 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.017 km N of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.914 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.120 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.910 km NW of Avenal, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.68 km E of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.57 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.55 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.418 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.610 km W of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.710 km NW of Avenal, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.120 km N of Coalinga, CA · 15846 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.1Central California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.418 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.112 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.7Central California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.019 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.012 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.9Central California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  58. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.012 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.118 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.616 km NW of Huron, California · 15847 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.211 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.116 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.05 km N of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15847 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094255. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.