California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Huron, California on Tue, May 14, 1985, 7:55 AM PDT (14:55 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km ENE of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-05-14 14:55:09 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.170° N, 120.183° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.321 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15106 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.69 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15106 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.020 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15106 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.533 km NE of King City, California · 15106 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.711 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15105 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, CA · 15105 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15104 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.114 km SE of Parkfield, California · 15103 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.04 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15101 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.120 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15101 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.110 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15100 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 15100 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.37km NW of Parkfield, CA · 15099 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 15098 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 15097 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.920 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 15095 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.817 km N of Coalinga, California · 15095 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.642 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 15094 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15094 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15093 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15092 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15092 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15092 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.38 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15091 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 15091 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 15091 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.725 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 15090 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15089 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.87 km E of Coalinga, California · 15089 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.712 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15088 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15086 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.810 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15086 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.811 km N of Coalinga, California · 15085 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 2.310 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 15082 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.3Central California · 15081 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 3.48 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15079 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15079 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 2.210 km N of Coalinga, California · 15078 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.634 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 15077 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15076 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 15074 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.92 km S of Oak Shores, California · 15074 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 15074 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15074 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 15073 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15073 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.032 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 15072 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 15072 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.59 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15071 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 2.330 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15071 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.224 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15070 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15069 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.412 km N of Parkfield, California · 15067 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.111 km NNW of Avenal, California · 15067 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 3.423 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15066 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.914 km N of Coalinga, California · 15065 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.726 km ESE of Shandon, California · 15064 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.612 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 15110 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 15110 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 15111 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.536 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15111 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.937 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15111 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.136 km W of Three Rocks, California · 15112 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.522 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 15112 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.78 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15113 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15113 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.710 km N of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.52 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15114 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.510 km NW of Bradley, California · 15114 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 15115 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.15 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 15115 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.0Central California · 15116 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 2.510 km N of Coalinga, California · 15116 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.921 km NW of Parkfield, California · 15117 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.614 km NNE of Shandon, California · 15118 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.18 km NE of Coalinga, California · 15118 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc47861. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.