California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km NW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Huron, California on Fri, Jul 11, 1986, 10:16 PM PDT (05:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 22 km NNE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-12 05:16:54 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.327° N, 120.237° 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 2.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14689 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14688 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14688 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14688 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.420 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14687 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14685 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.28 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14685 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14684 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 14683 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14682 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14682 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.217 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14682 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14682 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14681 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14681 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.712 km SW of Huron, California · 14679 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14679 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.618 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14678 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.014 km SW of Mendota, California · 14677 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.66 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14677 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, California · 14677 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14677 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14676 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14676 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14675 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 14674 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.516 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14673 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.715 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14672 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14670 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.98 km W of Avenal, California · 14670 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.77 km W of Avenal, California · 14670 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.617 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14670 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14668 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14666 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14666 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14666 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.3Central California · 14666 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14665 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.55 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14664 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14663 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.616 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 1.815 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.615 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14663 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.56 km WNW of Paso Robles, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.813km NW of Lemoore Station, CA · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14662 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14661 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.411 km E of Friant, California · 14689 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14689 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.5Central California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.518 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.818 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14690 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.817 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14691 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14691 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.25 km S of Huron, California · 14691 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.96 km S of Huron, California · 14691 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14692 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.2Central California · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14693 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.818 km SSW of Volta, California · 14693 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14694 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14694 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14695 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.514 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.019 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 14696 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc10085685. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC.