California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Huron, California on Wed, Feb 12, 1986, 3:49 PM PST (23:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 14 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-02-12 23:49:34 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.156° N, 120.224° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
24

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 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.422 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14839 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14839 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14838 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14838 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14838 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.030 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.131 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14837 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14837 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.04 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14837 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14837 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.010km W of Alpaugh, CA · 14835 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14835 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14835 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.930 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14834 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.011 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14833 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.113 km WNW of Templeton, California · 14833 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14832 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14832 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.910 km S of Huron, California · 14831 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.711 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14831 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.98 km N of Coalinga, California · 14830 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.72 km E of San Ardo, California · 14830 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14830 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.3Central California · 14829 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14829 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.913 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14828 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 3.030 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14826 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.48 km WSW of San Ardo, California · 14826 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.827 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14823 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14822 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.717 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14821 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14820 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14820 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.87 km NE of Avenal, California · 14820 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.919 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14820 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.97 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14820 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14819 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.412 km NW of Avenal, California · 14819 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14819 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 14818 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14818 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.221 km NE of Soledad, California · 14818 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.123 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14817 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.59 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14817 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.523 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14816 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.513 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14816 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.623 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14814 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 3.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14811 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.121 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14811 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14811 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, California · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.76 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14810 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.723 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14810 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14810 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.5Central California · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 2.319km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 14808 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14840 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.814 km N of Coalinga, CA · 14841 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.723 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14841 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.515 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.832 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.212 km E of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.111 km E of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14842 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14842 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14843 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.635 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14843 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.58 km NE of Cambria, California · 14843 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.55 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14844 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.715 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14845 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.337 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14845 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 14845 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.823 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14845 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.811 km WSW of Huron, California · 14845 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 14845 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc66389. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.