California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Tue, Nov 15, 1983, 7:44 AM PST (15:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km NW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1983-11-15 15:44:51 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.144° N, 120.206° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.58 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15660 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15660 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.69 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15660 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.719 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15660 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.512 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15659 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15659 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.54 km SE of Coalinga, California · 15659 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15659 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.111 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15659 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15658 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.615 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15658 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15658 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.94 km N of Avenal, California · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15658 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.725 km NE of King City, California · 15658 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15657 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.533 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15656 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.128 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15656 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15656 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.912 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15656 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15656 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.611 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15656 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15656 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 4.110 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.331 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15655 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.011 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.612 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.910 km E of Coalinga, California · 15655 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15653 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15652 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15652 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.69 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15652 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.310 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15652 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15651 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.68 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15651 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 15650 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.96 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15650 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15650 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15650 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.77 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15649 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 2.0Central California · 15649 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.018 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15649 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.819 km N of Coalinga, California · 15649 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15648 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15648 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15648 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15648 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.511 km N of Coalinga, California · 15648 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.613 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15647 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.68 km N of Coalinga, California · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15661 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15661 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15661 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.2Central California · 15662 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15662 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15663 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.924 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 15663 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15663 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15663 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15664 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15664 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.818 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15665 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15665 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15666 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.811 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15666 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.611 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15666 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1106917. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.