California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km W of Huron, California on Sat, Aug 9, 1986, 4:07 AM PDT (11:07 UTC), 14 km (8 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
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-08-09 11:07:04 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.192° N, 120.231° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14660 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14659 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.9Central California · 14659 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14658 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14658 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.013 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.612 km W of Coalinga, California · 14657 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14656 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14656 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14656 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14656 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14655 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14655 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14655 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.613 km NNE of Parkfield, California · 14654 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.37 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14654 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14654 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14653 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14652 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 14652 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14649 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.29 km W of Atascadero, California · 14649 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14649 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.61 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14649 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.910 km NE of Avenal, California · 14649 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.15 km S of Huron, California · 14649 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.111 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14648 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 3.225 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.726 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.925 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14648 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.36km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14648 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.822 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14648 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14647 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14647 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.94 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14646 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14645 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14645 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.71 km W of Parkfield, California · 14641 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 3.31 km W of Parkfield, California · 14641 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14641 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.715 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14640 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.513 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14640 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.77 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14639 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.410 km N of Coalinga, California · 14639 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.319 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14638 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.0Central California · 14638 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.924 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14638 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 2.111 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14637 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14636 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.29 km SSW of Huron, California · 14636 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.620 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14632 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.222 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14632 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.9Central California · 14631 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.811 km SW of Coalinga, California · 14631 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14662 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14663 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.813km NW of Lemoore Station, CA · 14663 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.56 km WNW of Paso Robles, California · 14663 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14664 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14665 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.55 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14665 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14666 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14667 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.422 km NNE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14668 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14669 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.77 km W of Avenal, California · 14671 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc83427 (also filed as ci706383). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.