California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Huron, California on Tue, May 31, 1983, 4:54 AM PDT (11:54 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-05-31 11:54:36 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.242° N, 120.257° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
11

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. 2.36 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.032 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15829 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.910 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.65 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.827 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.425 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.23 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.19 km E of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.032 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.520 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.614 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15828 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.117 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.613 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.621 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 3.08 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 2.518 km NE of King City, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.719 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.81 km WNW of Riverdale, California · 15827 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 2.38 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15827 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 2.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.920 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.23 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.39 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.012 km NW of Avenal, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.911km S of Huron, CA · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.010 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15830 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1095847. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC.