M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Huron, California
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Huron, California on Sat, Jan 14, 1984, 7:53 PM PST (03:53 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-15 03:53:22 UTC
- Depth
- 7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.163° N, 120.076° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.9 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 218°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15600 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15600 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.512 km NW of Avenal, California · 15600 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15600 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15600 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15600 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 15600 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15599 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.14 km E of Coalinga, California · 15598 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.59 km NNW of Lemoore Station, California · 15598 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.714 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 15598 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.911 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15598 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15597 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.05 km ESE of San Miguel, California · 15597 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.48 km E of Santa Margarita, California · 15597 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15596 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.99 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15596 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15595 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15594 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.9Central California · 15593 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.613 km N of Coalinga, California · 15593 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15593 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.115km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 15592 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 15592 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15592 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.720 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.911 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15592 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.921 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15591 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.910 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15591 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.512 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.726 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15590 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15590 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.89 km WSW of Templeton, California · 15590 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.71 km NW of Avenal, California · 15589 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.211 km SW of Huron, California · 15589 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.615 km N of Cayucos, California · 15589 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.614 km N of Cayucos, California · 15589 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15589 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.815 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 15588 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.820 km N of Coalinga, California · 15588 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.37 km SSW of Avenal, California · 15588 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15588 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.84 km SW of Lemoore, California · 15588 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.08 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.011 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15587 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
The first 60 of 177.
Before
- 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 15601 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15601 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15602 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15602 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.910 km NW of Avenal, California · 15602 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 15602 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.111 km NW of Avenal, California · 15603 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.814 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.710 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15603 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15604 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15605 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15605 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.234 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15606 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15606 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.110km W of Shafter, CA · 15606 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1109967. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.