California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 18 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Huron, California on Mon, Jun 27, 1983, 3:13 PM PDT (22:13 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-06-27 22:13:15 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.291° N, 120.274° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
19

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 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15798 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.49 km NE of Cayucos, California · 15797 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15797 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.55 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15797 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15796 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.821 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15796 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 15796 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15796 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.19 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15796 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.339 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15796 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.019 km N of Coalinga, California · 15796 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.811 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15796 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15796 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15796 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15796 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15795 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15795 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.723 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15795 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15795 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.020 km N of Coalinga, California · 15795 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.619 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15795 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 3.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15795 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15795 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.115 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15795 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15795 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.17 km N of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 15794 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.712 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15794 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.67 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.531 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15794 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15794 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 2.513 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15794 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.318 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15793 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.418 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15793 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15793 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15792 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.214 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15792 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.75 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15792 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15798 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.5Central California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15798 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15798 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.215 km N of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.48 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.014 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.9Central California · 15798 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15798 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15799 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15799 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.726 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15799 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.98 km E of Coalinga, California · 15799 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1097643. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC.