California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Huron, California on Tue, May 31, 1983, 10:10 AM PDT (17:10 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1983-05-31 17:10:07 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.165° N, 120.212° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
10

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. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.910 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.65 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.827 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.425 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.23 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.19 km E of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.032 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.520 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.614 km ENE of Parkfield, California · 15829 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.822 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15829 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.69 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.117 km N of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.613 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.08 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 15829 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.518 km NE of King City, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.015 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.314 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 1.719 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.81 km WNW of Riverdale, California · 15828 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.38 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.414 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 2.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  56. 1.510 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15828 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15828 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.614 km NNW of Huron, California · 15828 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15830 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15830 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.032 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15831 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.36 km WSW of Huron, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.714 km WNW of Huron, California · 15831 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15831 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.23 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.39 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.412 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 15831 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.012 km NW of Avenal, California · 15831 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15831 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15831 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.813 km NW of Avenal, California · 15831 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.710 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 nc1095860. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:46 AM UTC.