California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Fri, Mar 23, 1984, 9:57 AM PST (17:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 7 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1984-03-23 17:57:22 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 120.195° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
168°
Stations used
12

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km N of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.511 km W of Huron, California · 15531 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.521 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15531 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.519 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.420 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.819 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.518 km NW of Huron, California · 15531 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15531 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15531 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.827 km NE of Soledad, California · 15530 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 15530 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15530 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15530 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.625 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15530 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.419 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15530 days ago · 72 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.97 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15529 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.022 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15529 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.99 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15529 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.84 km ESE of La Vina, California · 15528 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.415 km N of Coalinga, California · 15527 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.68 km S of Huron, California · 15527 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.84km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 15526 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.65km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 15526 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15524 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.7Central California · 15524 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.027 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15523 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15522 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.730 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15521 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.1Central California · 15520 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.97km SSW of Huron, CA · 15520 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.17km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 15519 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.935 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15519 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.135 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15519 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.810 km W of Huron, California · 15519 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15518 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.312 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.67 km NNW of Corcoran, California · 15517 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.010 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.49km ENE of Corcoran, CA · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15515 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15514 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15514 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.913 km E of Stratford, California · 15514 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.620 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15532 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.78km N of Coalinga, CA · 15532 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.723 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15532 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.823 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15534 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.66 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15534 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.118 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15535 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.020 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15535 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.018 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15535 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.319 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15535 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.614 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15536 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.818 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 15536 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15536 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.79km S of Alpaugh, CA · 15536 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.011 km N of Coalinga, California · 15537 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.87 km W of Coalinga, California · 15537 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.68 km W of Coalinga, California · 15537 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.312 km N of Coalinga, California · 15537 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15538 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15538 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc11776. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:58 AM UTC.