M1.8 earthquake 8 km WSW of Huron, California
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Huron, California on Thu, Jul 26, 1984, 5:52 AM PDT (12:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km SSE of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-07-26 12:52:37 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.167° N, 120.190° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 188°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15408 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.517 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 15407 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15407 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15407 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.614 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15406 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.74 km WSW of Huron, California · 15405 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.023 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15405 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15405 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15405 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.024 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15403 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.823 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 15403 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15403 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.916 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15403 days ago · -1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.811 km S of Home Garden, California · 15402 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.714 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15402 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.614 km WNW of Huron, California · 15402 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.928 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15402 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.66 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15402 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.06 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15401 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.91 km NE of Cantua Creek, California · 15401 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.78 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15401 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.537 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15401 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 15401 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 15401 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15400 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.73 km NW of Avenal, California · 15399 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15399 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15398 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15398 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15398 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.618 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15397 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15396 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15396 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.89 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15395 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.711 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15395 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15394 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.112 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15394 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 15393 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.613 km WNW of Templeton, California · 15392 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.810 km NNW of Huron, California · 15392 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15392 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15392 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15392 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15391 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.64 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15391 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.712 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15391 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.818 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 15390 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.59 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15390 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.59 km E of Coalinga, California · 15390 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.112 km N of Coalinga, California · 15389 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15389 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.98 km N of Cambria, California · 15388 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.811 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15388 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15388 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.212 km SW of Huron, California · 15388 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15387 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.510 km SW of Huron, California · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.111 km SW of Huron, California · 15387 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.512 km SW of Huron, California · 15387 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 15387 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
The first 60 of 171.
Before
- 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15409 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15410 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15410 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15410 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15411 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15414 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.212 km NNW of Shandon, California · 15414 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15414 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.213 km N of Coalinga, California · 15415 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 15415 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.517 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15415 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15415 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15416 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.512 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15416 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.213 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15416 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15416 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.812 km E of Coalinga, California · 15416 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15417 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.616 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15419 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15419 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1118347. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC.