California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Huron, California on Fri, Sep 9, 1983, 6:57 PM PDT (01:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 11 km NNW 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
1983-09-10 01:57:41 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.231° N, 120.252° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
12

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. 1.813 km W of Huron, California · 15728 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.514 km WNW of Huron, California · 15728 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.616 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.219 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.117 km NW of Lockwood, California · 15728 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.011 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15728 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.311 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.210 km E of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.812 km W of Huron, California · 15727 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.7Central California · 15727 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 1.59 km WSW of Huron, California · 15727 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.511 km WNW of Huron, California · 15727 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15727 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 4.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15727 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.69 km WNW of Huron, California · 15727 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15727 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.631 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15726 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.714 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 15725 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15725 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.417 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.52 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.911 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 3.011 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.319 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15725 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 1.58 km WSW of Templeton, California · 15724 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15724 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15724 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15724 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15724 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15724 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15724 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.513 km SW of Huron, California · 15724 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15723 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.010 km W of Huron, California · 15723 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15723 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.415 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15723 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15723 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15723 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.06 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.211 km W of Huron, California · 15728 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.912 km W of Huron, California · 15728 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.612 km WNW of Avenal, California · 15729 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.713 km WNW of Huron, California · 15729 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 15729 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.111 km N of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.511 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.85 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15729 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1102341. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.