California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Huron, California on Sat, May 21, 1983, 7:14 AM PDT (14:14 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-21 14:14:40 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.175° N, 120.221° 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
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
14

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. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.620 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.84 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.54 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15838 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15838 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.112 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.520 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15838 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.811 km NW of Avenal, California · 15838 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 4.010 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.46 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15838 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.5Central California · 15838 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 15838 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.75 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15837 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 1.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.721 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15837 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 1.740 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15837 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.111 km SSW of Huron, California · 15837 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.6Central California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.417 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.229 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.77 km E of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.510 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.718 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.3Central California · 15839 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.94 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.411 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.812 km NW of Avenal, California · 15839 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15839 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15839 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095102. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.