California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Huron, California on Sat, May 31, 1986, 10:01 AM PDT (17:01 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 21 km ENE of Edna, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-05-31 17:01:24 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 120.182° 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, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14727 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.623 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14727 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14726 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14726 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.58 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14724 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.923 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14723 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.37km NW of Delano, CA · 14723 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.51 km E of Avenal, California · 14723 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.84 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14722 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.87 km SW of Atascadero, California · 14721 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.718 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14721 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.810 km NE of Avenal, California · 14721 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 14720 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14719 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.62 km SSW of Avenal, California · 14719 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14719 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.114 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 14718 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.630 km NE of Soledad, California · 14718 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14718 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14717 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 14716 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.310 km WSW of Huron, California · 14716 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.79 km WSW of Huron, California · 14715 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 3.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14715 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.911 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14714 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14713 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14713 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.627 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14712 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.927 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14712 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.96km S of Riverdale, CA · 14712 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.86 km WSW of Lanare, California · 14712 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.511 km S of Oak Shores, California · 14712 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14711 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14711 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14710 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.516 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14710 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.817 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14709 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.09 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14709 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14709 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14708 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.026 km NE of Soledad, California · 14707 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.63 km E of San Ardo, California · 14707 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.68 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14706 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14706 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.92 km SE of Avenal, California · 14705 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.310 km E of Coalinga, California · 14704 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.717 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14703 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.718 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14703 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.93 km WSW of Huron, California · 14703 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  50. 1.810 km WSW of Huron, California · 14702 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14702 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.22 km SE of Avenal, California · 14701 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.114 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14701 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.514 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14701 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.723 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14701 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14700 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.67 km NW of Avenal, California · 14700 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.04 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14700 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  59. 2.111 km NE of Parkfield, California · 14700 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.921 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14700 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.56 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14728 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.622 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14729 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.78 km SW of Huron, California · 14730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.015 km SW of Fairmead, California · 14732 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.124km SW of Alpaugh, CA · 14733 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 14733 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.912 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14734 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.48 km W of Oak Shores, California · 14734 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14736 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.110 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14737 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.5Central California · 14738 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14739 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 14739 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 3.024 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14740 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.117 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14740 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.317 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14740 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.07 km N of Avenal, California · 14741 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14741 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.76 km SW of Templeton, California · 14743 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73686. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC.