California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Thu, May 19, 1983, 5:51 PM PDT (00:51 UTC), 15 km (9 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
1.5 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-05-20 00:51:20 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.126° N, 120.189° 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 3.4 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.112 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.12 km WNW of Riverdale, California · 15840 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.813 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15840 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.914 km WNW of Huron, California · 15840 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15840 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 3.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15840 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.610 km W of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.010 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.78 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 2.411 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.94 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 3.3Central California · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.718 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.620 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.416 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.29 km NW of Avenal, California · 15840 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.924 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15840 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.320 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1094967. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.