California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Huron, California on Fri, Sep 30, 1983, 5:20 PM PDT (00:20 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-10-01 00:20:19 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.163° N, 120.209° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.519 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.536 km WSW of Mendota, California · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.612 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15706 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.112 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15706 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15706 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.75km WNW of Parkfield, CA · 15706 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15705 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.711 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.04 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15704 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 15704 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15704 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15702 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.515 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.410 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 3.010 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 15700 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 3.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.51 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15699 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.9Central California · 15699 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15697 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.637 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15697 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15697 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 15696 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15696 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.515 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15696 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.511 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.320 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.210 km WSW of Huron, California · 15695 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.76km SW of Huron, CA · 15707 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.016 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15707 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15708 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.812 km WSW of Huron, California · 15709 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.139 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.539 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.6Central California · 15709 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.138 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.638 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15709 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15709 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15709 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15710 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15710 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1104078. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:20 AM UTC.