California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Huron, California on Tue, Jan 29, 1985, 12:11 AM PST (08:11 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km SSE of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-01-29 08:11:44 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.156° N, 120.222° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 15215 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15215 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.025 km NE of Soledad, California · 15214 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 15214 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15214 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.525 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15213 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.917 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15213 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.812 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15213 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15211 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15211 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.626 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15211 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.16 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15210 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15210 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.613 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.59 km N of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 15209 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.86 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15209 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.07 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15207 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15207 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 15207 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.9Central California · 15206 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 1.97 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.18 km N of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 3.28 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15206 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.57 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.65 km SSW of Santa Margarita, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.614 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15205 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15205 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15204 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.620 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15204 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.58 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15204 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15204 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 15203 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.7Central California · 15201 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.912 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15201 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 15200 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.625 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15200 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.88 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 15200 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15199 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.316 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15199 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15198 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15198 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15198 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15198 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 15197 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 3.013km WSW of Delano, CA · 15197 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15197 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.111 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15197 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15196 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.913 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15196 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 1.912 km NW of Avenal, California · 15195 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 15195 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.69 km W of Huron, California · 15216 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.812 km ENE of Cambria, California · 15216 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 15217 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.313km SE of Pixley, CA · 15217 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 15217 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15219 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.118 km S of Avenal, California · 15220 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15220 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15221 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.1Central California · 15221 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.619 km N of Coalinga, California · 15222 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.619 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 15222 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.516 km S of Three Rocks, California · 15222 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 15224 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.811 km W of Avenal, California · 15224 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15225 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.86 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15225 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.812 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15226 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15227 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.112 km NW of Coalinga, California · 15228 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc39099 (also filed as ci59764). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.