California earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km S of Huron, California on Sat, Nov 30, 1985, 2:28 AM PST (10:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 27 km ENE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1985-11-30 10:28:26 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.142° N, 120.104° 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
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
26

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 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km S of Huron, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.631 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.230 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.227 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.627 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.927 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14906 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.03 km SE of Avenal, California · 14905 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.88 km SE of Avenal, California · 14905 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 14904 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14902 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14902 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.63 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14902 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.611 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14901 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.39km N of Simmler, CA · 14900 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.26 km N of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 3.012 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.612 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.723 km NE of King City, California · 14899 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14899 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.65 km N of Avenal, California · 14898 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 14897 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 2.311 km N of Coalinga, California · 14896 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14896 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14893 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.911 km S of Huron, California · 14893 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 2.113km NNW of Simmler, CA · 14893 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14892 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14892 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.025 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14892 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.713 km N of Coalinga, California · 14892 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.815 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14891 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.96 km N of Waukena, California · 14890 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.32 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14889 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14889 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.77 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14889 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.61 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14888 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.98 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14888 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.67 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14886 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.022 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14886 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.812 km SSE of Huron, California · 14885 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  44. 1.839 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14885 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14884 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.728 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14884 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 3.011 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14883 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14882 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.75km SSW of Corcoran, CA · 14881 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.99 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14881 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.29 km SE of Creston, California · 14880 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14880 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14879 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.612 km SSW of Oak Shores, California · 14878 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.520 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14877 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 3.38km N of Simmler, CA · 14877 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.06 km N of Coalinga, California · 14876 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.622 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14875 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.020km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14874 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.231 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.39 km SW of Huron, CA · 14907 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.731 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.716 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14907 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.031 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14907 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.631 km NE of Soledad, California · 14908 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.95 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14909 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.79 km ESE of Parkfield, California · 14909 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.010 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14909 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14909 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc60252 (also filed as ci132830). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.