California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Huron, California on Thu, Dec 22, 1983, 3:49 PM PST (23:49 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 23 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-12-22 23:49:01 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.119° N, 120.210° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
155°
Stations used
11

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km N of Coalinga, California · 15612 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15612 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15611 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.912 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15610 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15610 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.611 km NW of Avenal, California · 15609 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15609 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15609 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.524 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15608 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.612 km NW of Avenal, CA · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, California · 15608 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.79 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.87 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15608 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.97 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15607 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.96 km ENE of Cantua Creek, California · 15607 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.634 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15606 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.324 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 15606 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.622 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15606 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.04 km SSE of Huron, California · 15606 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.812 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.215 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.1Central California · 15603 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.911 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.79 km SW of Lanare, California · 15602 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.68 km S of Avenal, California · 15602 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.71 km S of Parkfield, California · 15600 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15600 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15600 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.510 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15599 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.111 km NW of Avenal, California · 15599 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.914 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.926 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15599 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.83 km NW of Biola, California · 15598 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15598 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.015 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.513 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.213 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 2.234 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15596 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15596 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1108873. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.