California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km W of Huron, California on Mon, Oct 3, 1983, 12:05 PM PDT (19:05 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-10-03 19:05:14 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.219° N, 120.238° 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, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15703 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15703 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15702 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.515 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15702 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.410 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.010 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15701 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.613 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15701 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.110 km WSW of Huron, California · 15700 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.51 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.915 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15700 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15699 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15699 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.512 km WSW of Huron, California · 15699 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.910 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15699 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.9Central California · 15698 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.816 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 2.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15698 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15697 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15697 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.637 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15697 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15696 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 15696 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15696 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.515 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15695 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 2.511 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.320 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15695 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15694 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.210 km WSW of Huron, California · 15694 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 15694 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15694 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15694 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.912 km E of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.0Central California · 15693 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.727 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15693 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.712 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.39 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15693 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 2.412 km E of Coalinga, California · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15692 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 15692 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15692 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 3.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15691 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15691 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.24 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15691 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.913 km N of Coalinga, California · 15691 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  56. 2.3Central California · 15690 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15689 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15704 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.04 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15704 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.711 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15704 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15705 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.117 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.69 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15705 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.75km WNW of Parkfield, CA · 15705 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15705 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.538 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15705 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.14 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15706 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.112 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15706 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.611 km W of Huron, California · 15706 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.612 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15706 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.536 km WSW of Mendota, California · 15707 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15707 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1104243. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:02 PM UTC.