California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Huron, California on Mon, Apr 9, 1984, 2:47 PM PST (22:47 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
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-09 22:47:15 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.228° N, 120.250° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
11

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 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15513 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.913 km E of Stratford, California · 15513 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.013 km WNW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.64 km NNE of Fowler, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.713 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.611 km WNW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.58 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.618 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15513 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.63 km NE of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.313 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15513 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.115 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 15513 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.613 km WNW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.715 km NW of Huron, California · 15513 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.315 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.814 km WNW of Huron, California · 15512 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.915 km N of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.114 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15512 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15511 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.825 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15511 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.910 km N of Coalinga, California · 15511 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.4Central California · 15511 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.812 km SW of Huron, California · 15511 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15511 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 3.010 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15511 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.710 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15511 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15510 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 3.112 km S of Home Garden, California · 15510 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15510 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15510 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.210 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15508 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 15508 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15508 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15508 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15507 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15507 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15507 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15506 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15506 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15504 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.99 km W of Huron, California · 15504 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15503 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15503 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15503 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15503 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15503 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15503 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.810 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15502 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 15502 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 15501 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15501 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.016 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15501 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.46 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15501 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15501 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 4.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15499 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.722 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 15514 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 15515 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.49km ENE of Corcoran, CA · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15515 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.115 km N of Coalinga, California · 15515 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.010 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNW of Corcoran, California · 15516 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.312 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15516 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.710 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15517 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15518 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15518 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.810 km W of Huron, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.135 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15518 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15518 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc14670 (also filed as ci36315). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC.