California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16km NW of Huron, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km NW of Huron, CA on Wed, May 9, 1984, 11:34 PM PDT (06:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 21 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-05-10 06:34:58 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.315° N, 120.218° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
0°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km W of Huron, California · 15476 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15475 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15475 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.412 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15475 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.36 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15474 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 15474 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15474 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.718 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15472 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15472 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.69km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 15471 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.116 km N of Coalinga, California · 15471 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.110 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.411 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.411 km N of Avenal, California · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.127 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15470 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.97 km W of Lemoore Station, California · 15470 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15470 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.17 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15469 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15469 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.15 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15469 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.114 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15469 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15469 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.811 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15469 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.011 km NW of Avenal, California · 15468 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15468 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 3.222 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15467 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.710 km NW of Avenal, California · 15467 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.99 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15467 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15466 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 1.614km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15466 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15465 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.19 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15465 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15465 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.423 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15464 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15464 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 1.622 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15463 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15462 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15462 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.932 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15461 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 3.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15460 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.011 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15460 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.69 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15460 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15459 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.531 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15459 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 15459 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15458 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15457 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15457 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 1.813 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15457 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.910 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15457 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15455 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15455 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.314 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15455 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15454 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.211 km E of Coalinga, California · 15454 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.716km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 15454 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15453 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15476 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15476 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.62km SSW of Huron, CA · 15476 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.815 km N of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.16 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15477 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.89 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.77 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15477 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci39233. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.