California earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 14 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Huron, California on Fri, May 13, 1983, 6:56 AM PDT (13:56 UTC), 7 km (4 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
3.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-13 13:56:45 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.243° N, 120.256° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
37

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. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.813 km SW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.413 km E of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.510 km E of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.313 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.813 km SW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.311 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.713 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15846 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.611 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.412 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.014 km WNW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.216 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15846 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.112 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.88 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.926 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15846 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.51 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.719 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15845 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 4.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.216 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.813 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.17 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 2.112 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15845 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15845 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.410 km NW of Avenal, California · 15845 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.720 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.9Central California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.012 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.019 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.7Central California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.112 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.316 km N of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.418 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15846 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.1Central California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15846 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094366. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.