California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Mon, Jul 4, 1983, 4:52 AM PDT (11:52 UTC), 7 km (5 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), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-07-04 11:52:22 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.141° N, 120.202° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 15791 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15791 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15791 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.419 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15791 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15791 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15791 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.219 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15791 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.418 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15790 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.322 km NNW of Lost Hills, California · 15790 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.36 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15790 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.318 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15790 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15790 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.011 km E of Coalinga, California · 15790 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.116 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15789 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 3.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.710 km NNE of Cambria, California · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.78 km S of Huron, California · 15789 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.76 km NNE of Whitley Gardens, California · 15789 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15789 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.4Central California · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 4.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 3.311 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 3.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15786 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.921 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15786 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 3.117 km WNW of Huron, California · 15786 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 3.33km SW of Coalinga, CA · 15786 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 3.419 km N of Coalinga, California · 15786 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 3.019 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15786 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.04 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15785 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.314 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15785 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15785 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15784 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 3.819 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15784 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15783 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.916 km S of Avenal, California · 15783 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.711 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15783 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 3.311 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15782 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.223 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15791 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15791 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.629 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15792 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15792 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 15792 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.19 km SW of Huron, California · 15792 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.612 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15792 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15792 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.68 km WSW of Huron, California · 15792 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.123 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15793 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.75 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15793 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.214 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15793 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15793 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15793 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.418 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15793 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15793 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1098071. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.