California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Huron, California on Mon, May 30, 1983, 5:55 AM PDT (12:55 UTC), 9 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-30 12:55:22 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.148° N, 120.198° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
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: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 197 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.22 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.39 km SW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.717 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15830 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.814 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.725 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15830 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.79 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 3.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15829 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.010 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.911km S of Huron, CA · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, California · 15829 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15829 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.012 km NW of Avenal, California · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 2.39 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.23 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.714 km WNW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.36 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.032 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15829 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.910 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.65 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.827 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.425 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 3.23 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  48. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  50. 2.19 km E of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.032 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.520 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.810 km SW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.211 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.47 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.923 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.911 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095784. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.