California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Huron, California on Tue, Aug 9, 1983, 11:36 PM PDT (06:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 11 km NE 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
1983-08-10 06:36:51 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.145° N, 120.221° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.411 km SW of Huron, California · 15759 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.311 km SW of Huron, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.936 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.812 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.917 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.013 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15758 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.6Central California · 15758 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.916 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15757 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.012 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.312km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.617 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.512 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 4.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.919 km N of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 15757 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15757 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.513 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15757 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 3.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.612 km WNW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 2.238 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.513 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 2.511 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.912 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.211 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 4.13 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.76 km SSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 2.06 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.34 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 3.04 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.24 km WSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.54 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.74 km SSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.85 km SSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.94 km WSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.613 km E of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 3.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.05 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 3.231 km NE of Soledad, California · 15759 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15759 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.09 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15759 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.4Central California · 15759 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15760 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.913 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.830 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.76 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15760 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.813 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15760 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100157. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.