California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km W of Huron, California on Thu, Apr 19, 1984, 7:16 AM PST (15:16 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-04-19 15:16:22 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.212° N, 120.212° 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, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15502 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15502 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15502 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15502 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15502 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.913 km WNW of Huron, California · 15502 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.810 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15501 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.612 km W of Huron, California · 15501 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 15501 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15501 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.016 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 15500 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.46 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15500 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 15500 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.67 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.36 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 15498 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 1.616 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15498 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.815 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15497 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 15497 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.514 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15497 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15497 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 3.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15497 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 15497 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 15496 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.626km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 15495 days ago · -1 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.635 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15495 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.927 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15495 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.113 km N of Coalinga, California · 15495 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15494 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15494 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15494 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  37. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15493 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15493 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 15493 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.819 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15493 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.739 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15491 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 3.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.916 km WSW of Lanare, California · 15490 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.810 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15490 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.611 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15489 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.29 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15489 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.920 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15489 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15488 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15487 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15487 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.212 km N of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.617 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.89 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15486 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15485 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15485 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15485 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 15485 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.97 km N of Cantua Creek, California · 15485 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15503 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.79 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15505 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15505 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 15506 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15506 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 15506 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.713 km SW of Huron, California · 15507 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.613 km NW of Avenal, California · 15507 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.824 km NE of King City, California · 15507 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15508 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.210 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15508 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15508 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.69 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15508 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.611 km WSW of Huron, California · 15509 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.04 km E of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.112 km S of Home Garden, California · 15509 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.58 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15509 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.710 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15510 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.010 km NE of San Simeon, California · 15510 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 15510 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc15896 (also filed as ci37113). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.