California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km NW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Huron, California on Sun, May 15, 1983, 8:05 PM PDT (03:05 UTC), 23 km (14 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-16 03:05:42 UTC
Depth
22.6 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.306° N, 120.229° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.48
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.314 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.610 km W of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.413 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.713 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.912 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.712 km NW of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.112 km E of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 3.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 3.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 3.46 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.65 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.217 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.812 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.717 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 2.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.012 km SSW of Huron, California · 15843 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 2.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.0Central California · 15843 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.26 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15843 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.0Central California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.46 km SSE of Oak Shores, California · 15844 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.326 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15844 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, CA · 15844 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15844 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094609. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.