California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Sun, May 15, 1983, 11:29 AM PDT (18:29 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-15 18:29:39 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.127° N, 120.198° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.46 km SSE of Oak Shores, California · 15844 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.0Central California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.716 km NW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 2.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.610 km W of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.413 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 2.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.912 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 3.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 3.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.712 km NW of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 3.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 3.46 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.65 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.217 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.812 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.717 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.326 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, CA · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, CA · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.5Central California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094584. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.