California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Huron, California on Thu, Apr 11, 1985, 11:39 PM PST (07:39 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km NE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-04-12 07:39:40 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.154° N, 120.204° 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, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.01
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15143 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15143 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.17 km WNW of Santa Margarita, California · 15143 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 15142 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15142 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.78 km E of Huron, California · 15142 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.224 km NE of King City, California · 15142 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.79 km E of Coalinga, California · 15142 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15142 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.927 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 15142 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15141 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.126 km NE of Soledad, California · 15141 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.5Central California · 15140 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15140 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15139 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.610 km E of Coalinga, California · 15138 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.012 km E of Coalinga, California · 15138 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 15138 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.73 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15137 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.65 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15137 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.111 km NNW of Whitley Gardens, California · 15136 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15135 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 15134 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15133 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15133 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.010 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15132 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15132 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.615 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.226 km NE of Soledad, California · 15131 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.010 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15131 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15131 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15131 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 15131 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15130 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 1.68 km S of San Ardo, California · 15130 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.11 km SSW of Coalinga, California · 15129 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15129 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.323 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15129 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 15129 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15128 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15128 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15127 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.210 km SSW of Huron, California · 15126 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.68 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 15126 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.08 km S of Huron, California · 15123 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15123 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15121 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.220 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15121 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15121 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 15120 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15120 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.713 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15120 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15119 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15119 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15119 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15118 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.0Central California · 15117 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15116 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.529 km SSW of Los Banos, California · 15144 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15144 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15144 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15145 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.819 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15145 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.719 km SSE of Avenal, California · 15145 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15146 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.812 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.912 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15146 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.410 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.133 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15147 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.832 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15147 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.712 km ENE of Shandon, California · 15147 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.210 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.910 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15147 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1127297. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.