California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Huron, California on Sat, Aug 13, 1983, 3:39 AM PDT (10:39 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-08-13 10:39:11 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.161° N, 120.140° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
16

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. 1.76 km SSE of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.88 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.14 km SW of Huron, California · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.614 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15755 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.99 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15755 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.94 km SW of Huron, California · 15755 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.311 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15755 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15755 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.69 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15755 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15755 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15755 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15754 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15754 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15754 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.74 km SW of Huron, California · 15754 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15754 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15754 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15754 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.219 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15754 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15753 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.111 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15753 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15753 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.612 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15753 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15752 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15752 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 15752 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.57 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15752 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15752 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15751 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.637 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15751 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.56 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.97 km WSW of Huron, California · 15751 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.518 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15751 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.414 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 2.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.211 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15751 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15751 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.24 km SSW of Huron, California · 15751 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.76 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 2.08 km SW of Huron, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15750 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15750 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15750 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.525 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15750 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.612 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15750 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.912 km SW of Huron, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.612 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15750 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.47 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15750 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15756 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.05 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.613 km E of Coalinga, California · 15756 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.94 km WSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.85 km SSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.54 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.24 km WSW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.97 km S of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 3.04 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.34 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.06 km SW of Huron, California · 15756 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1100349. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.