California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km S of Huron, California on Tue, Sep 9, 1986, 4:27 PM PDT (23:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km NW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-09-09 23:27:51 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.105° N, 120.122° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
154°
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: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.720 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14627 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.68 km NNE of Santa Margarita, CA · 14627 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.011 km W of Huron, California · 14627 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.510 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14626 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.08 km SE of Avenal, California · 14626 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.415 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14625 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14625 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14624 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.311 km SW of Huron, California · 14623 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14621 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.512 km E of Coalinga, California · 14620 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.2Central California · 14619 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.27 km NE of Avenal, California · 14619 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14618 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.813 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14617 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.77 km S of Whitley Gardens, California · 14615 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14614 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.65 km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14614 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.510 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14613 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 1.923 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14613 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.412 km SSE of Huron, California · 14612 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14611 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.014 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14611 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.815 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14611 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.67 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14610 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.623 km NE of King City, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.612 km N of Coalinga, California · 14610 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14610 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.612 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 14610 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.5Central California · 14610 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 1.51 km S of Avenal, California · 14608 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14606 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.627 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14605 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.829 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14604 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.826 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.59 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14603 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.023 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14603 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.324 km NE of King City, California · 14603 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14602 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.54km SE of Delano, CA · 14602 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 14601 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.616 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 14601 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.610 km WNW of Paso Robles, California · 14599 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.713 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14598 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.129 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14596 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14595 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14595 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.59 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14595 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14594 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14594 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.627 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14592 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.53 km NW of Avenal, California · 14590 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14590 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.126 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14590 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.95 km WNW of Tranquillity, California · 14590 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.1Central California · 14589 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.325 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14628 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.9Central California · 14630 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14630 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14630 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 14634 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14635 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.924 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.0Central California · 14636 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14636 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14637 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.513 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.715 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14639 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14639 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.31 km W of Parkfield, California · 14640 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.71 km W of Parkfield, California · 14640 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14643 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc81864. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.