California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km W of Huron, California on Fri, May 20, 1983, 10:59 AM PDT (17:59 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-20 17:59:15 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.221° N, 120.222° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
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 195 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.010 km E of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.78 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.411 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.94 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.3Central California · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.718 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.620 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.84 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 3.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.54 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15838 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.112 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15838 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 4.010 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.46 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15840 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15840 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15840 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095033. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.