California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 11 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km S of Huron, California on Mon, Nov 26, 1984, 1:45 AM PST (09:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km WNW of Bradley, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1984-11-26 09:45:44 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.103° N, 120.102° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 15274 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.023 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15274 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.710 km N of Avenal, California · 15274 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.618 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 15274 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 15273 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15273 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15273 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.323 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15273 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15273 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.013 km E of Cambria, California · 15272 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15272 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.010 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15271 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.211 km S of Huron, California · 15271 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.430 km NE of Soledad, California · 15271 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.810 km N of Avenal, California · 15270 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.711 km N of Coalinga, California · 15270 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.423 km NE of King City, California · 15268 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.310 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15267 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.711 km WSW of Huron, California · 15267 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.813 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15267 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.14km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 15266 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15266 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15266 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.715 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15266 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.77 km SSE of Three Rocks, California · 15265 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.724 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15264 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.010 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 2.410 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15264 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15263 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.514 km NE of Bradley, California · 15263 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15263 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.622 km NE of King City, California · 15263 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.19km NNE of Shafter, CA · 15262 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.817 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15262 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.618 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15262 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.623 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15262 days ago · -1 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.67 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 15261 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.96 km E of Coalinga, California · 15261 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.530 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15260 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 15260 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.324 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15259 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.710 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15258 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.723 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 15257 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 15257 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15255 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 1.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15254 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.911 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15254 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15254 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15253 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.735 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15253 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.88 km WNW of Bradley, California · 15252 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.49 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 15252 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.723 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15251 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.88 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15251 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15251 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.19km N of Simmler, CA · 15250 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.73 km ESE of Avenal, California · 15274 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.6Central California · 15275 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15275 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.810 km S of Huron, California · 15275 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 15275 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15275 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 15275 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.49 km SSW of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.79 km SSW of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.610 km SSW of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.310 km S of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.18 km SE of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.010 km S of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.910 km S of Huron, California · 15276 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15276 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 15277 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.04 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15277 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.312 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15278 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15279 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc34879 (also filed as ci55023). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:56 PM UTC.