California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km W of Huron, California on Thu, Apr 5, 1984, 11:59 AM PST (19:59 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-05 19:59:24 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.200° N, 120.224° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
181°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15518 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.312 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNW of Corcoran, California · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.010 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15515 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.49km ENE of Corcoran, CA · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15514 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.813 km WNW of Huron, California · 15514 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15513 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.913 km E of Stratford, California · 15513 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.013 km WNW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.64 km NNE of Fowler, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.58 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.618 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15513 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.63 km NE of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 2.115 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15513 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.613 km WNW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.715 km NW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.814 km WNW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.114 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.825 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.4Central California · 15512 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15511 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15511 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.010 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15511 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.710 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15511 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15511 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 3.112 km S of Home Garden, California · 15510 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15510 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15510 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.210 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 15508 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15508 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15508 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15508 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15507 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15507 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15506 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15506 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 1.99 km W of Huron, California · 15504 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.135 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.935 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.17km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15519 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.97km SSW of Huron, CA · 15519 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.1Central California · 15520 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15520 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.730 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15521 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15521 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.322 km NE of Soledad, California · 15522 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.027 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15522 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15522 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.511 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15522 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15522 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.7Central California · 15523 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15523 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc14034. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.