California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Huron, California on Sat, Jul 9, 1983, 5:25 AM PDT (12:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 11 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1983-07-09 12:25:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.283° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 196 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.33km SW of Coalinga, CA · 15786 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.419 km N of Coalinga, California · 15786 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.019 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15786 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.612 km NW of Avenal, California · 15785 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15785 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.04 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15785 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.314 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15785 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15785 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.623 km ENE of Tres Pinos, California · 15785 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15784 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.115 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15784 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.819 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15784 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.211 km N of Coalinga, California · 15784 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.325 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15783 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.916 km S of Avenal, California · 15783 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.711 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15783 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.311 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 15782 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.623km N of Coalinga, CA · 15782 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 3.215km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 15782 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.07 km S of Coalinga, California · 15782 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.53km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15782 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.522 km ENE of King City, California · 15781 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 3.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.85km SSE of Huron, CA · 15781 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 15781 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 2.47 km E of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.17 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15781 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.919 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15780 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.014 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.825 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15780 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.425 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15780 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.68 km WSW of Huron, California · 15780 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.913 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.513 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15780 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.314 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 1.911 km N of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15779 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.87 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 1.715 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15778 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.136 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 3.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.67 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.88 km N of Coalinga, California · 15778 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.921 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15787 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.311 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15787 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.4Central California · 15788 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15788 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.011 km SW of Huron, California · 15789 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.122 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.76 km NNE of Whitley Gardens, California · 15789 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.78 km S of Huron, California · 15789 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNE of Cambria, California · 15789 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.812 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.311 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 3.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15789 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wp9 (also filed as ci2218866). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.