California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Huron, California on Wed, Dec 7, 1983, 10:58 AM PST (18:58 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-07 18:58:58 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 120.267° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
178°
Stations used
6

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 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SSW of Fairmead, California · 15638 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15637 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15637 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15636 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.019 km N of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.721 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15634 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15634 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.921 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15633 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.97 km W of Huron, California · 15633 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15633 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.811 km SSW of Huron, California · 15633 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.69 km NNW of Alpaugh, California · 15633 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.06km NW of Farmersville, CA · 15632 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15631 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.87 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15631 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15631 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15631 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15631 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.4Central California · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.07 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.27 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15630 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 2.511 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15630 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15630 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.315 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15629 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15629 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15629 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.714 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15629 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15629 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 2.47 km NE of Huron, California · 15628 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  36. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15628 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15628 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15627 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15627 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15627 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15627 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15627 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.012 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15627 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15626 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15625 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.224km SW of San Joaquin, CA · 15625 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 4.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15624 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.710 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15624 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 15624 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  52. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15624 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 15624 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.710 km NW of Avenal, California · 15624 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15624 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15623 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 15623 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 3.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15623 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15622 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.128 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15622 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 3.122 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 15638 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15638 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.1Central California · 15638 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.029 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15639 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15639 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.19 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15639 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.74 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15639 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.819 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15640 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.630 km NE of King City, California · 15640 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15640 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.04 km NW of Avenal, California · 15640 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15640 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.03 km N of Coalinga, California · 15642 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15642 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.64 km N of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.925 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15643 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.79 km WNW of Huron, California · 15643 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.911 km WNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15643 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108141. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.