California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Sun, Jun 5, 1983, 8:34 PM PDT (03:34 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-06-06 03:34:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.123° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
13

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15824 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.613 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15823 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.210 km WSW of Huron, California · 15823 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.46 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.113 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 15823 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 15823 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.79 km E of San Simeon, California · 15823 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15823 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.8Central California · 15823 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.614 km WNW of Huron, California · 15823 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 3.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 4.212 km WSW of Huron, California · 15823 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15823 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.610 km SW of Huron, CA · 15823 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.611 km NW of Avenal, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 3.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.39 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15822 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 2.712 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.912 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 15822 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 2.217 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.810 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.69 km E of San Simeon, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.79 km E of San Simeon, California · 15822 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.310 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  52. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.714 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.2Central California · 15822 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 2.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15822 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.9Central California · 15821 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.518 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15821 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.913 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.733 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15824 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.37 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.013 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.317 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.417 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.011 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.011 km SSW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.25 km NNW of Huron, California · 15824 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15824 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096232. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.