California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Huron, California on Wed, Jun 15, 1983, 9:52 PM PDT (04:52 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1983-06-16 04:52:33 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.161° N, 120.210° 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
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km N of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.7Near the coast of Central California · 15813 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.723 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.52 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15813 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15813 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.35 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.620 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15812 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.712 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.99 km SW of Huron, California · 15812 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.98 km ENE of Creston, California · 15812 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.828 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15812 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.110 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 2.010 km WSW of Huron, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.317 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 3.111 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.88 km E of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15812 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15811 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.49 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.99 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.78 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15811 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.719 km N of Coalinga, California · 15811 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.110 km SW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.17 km N of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.610 km SW of Huron, California · 15810 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 3.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 2.12 km SE of San Ardo, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.720 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 2.310 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15810 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.110 km E of Coalinga, California · 15810 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.712 km E of Coalinga, California · 15809 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 3.311 km W of Huron, California · 15809 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.010 km ENE of San Simeon, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.39 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15814 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.613 km SW of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15814 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.513 km N of Shandon, California · 15815 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.77 km E of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.99 km E of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.212 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15815 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.0Central California · 15815 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.9Central California · 15815 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.37 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15815 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1096926. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.