California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NE of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Huron, California on Fri, Dec 16, 1983, 11:54 PM PST (07:54 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-17 07:54:46 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.256° N, 120.046° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
40

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15620 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.822 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15620 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15620 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.036 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15619 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15619 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.518 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15619 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15619 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.012 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15618 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15617 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.224km SW of San Joaquin, CA · 15617 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.910 km SW of Huron, California · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.711 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.710 km NW of Avenal, California · 15616 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15615 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15615 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.613 km SW of Huron, California · 15614 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 3.312 km NW of Avenal, California · 15614 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15614 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.820 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15614 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15613 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.112 km SSE of Huron, California · 15613 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 2.47 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.54 km N of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.912 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.611 km NW of Avenal, California · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.524 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, CA · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, California · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.79 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.96 km ENE of Cantua Creek, California · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.634 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15606 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15606 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15606 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.04 km SSE of Huron, California · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.1Central California · 15603 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15621 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.714 km SSE of Cantua Creek, California · 15621 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15621 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15621 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108592 (also filed as ci24957). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.