California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, May 24, 1983, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-24 07:00:58 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.115° N, 120.192° 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
103°
Stations used
29

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 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.112 km NW of Avenal, California · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.413 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15836 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.58 km E of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.815 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.64 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 2.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.39 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.58 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.38 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 3.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.019 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.622 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15835 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.315 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15835 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.39 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.514 km N of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15834 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 3.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15834 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 15834 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15834 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.07 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.719 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.119 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15836 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.012 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.119 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15836 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15837 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.1Central California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.012 km SW of Huron, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.49 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.410 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15837 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095381. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.