California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km SSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Huron, California on Mon, Oct 27, 1986, 4:14 AM PST (12:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 9 km NW of Kettleman City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-10-27 12:14:41 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.122° N, 120.160° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.728 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14570 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.39 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14570 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.326 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14568 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.815km WNW of Simmler, CA · 14566 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 14566 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.04 km NNE of Cantua Creek, California · 14565 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.828 km NE of Soledad, California · 14565 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.711 km E of Coalinga, California · 14564 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14563 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.221 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 14562 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.76 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14561 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.510 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 14560 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.014 km N of Coalinga, California · 14560 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.910 km SSW of Huron, California · 14559 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.910 km SW of Huron, California · 14559 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.726 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 14558 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14558 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14558 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14558 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14558 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14555 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.28 km SW of Huron, California · 14555 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.58 km N of Avenal, California · 14554 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.923 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14553 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14553 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14550 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 3.211 km SSE of Huron, California · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.810 km SSE of Huron, California · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.312 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 14549 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.610 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.011 km NE of Avenal, California · 14549 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  37. 2.112 km SSE of Huron, California · 14548 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 3.19 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.43 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.611 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14547 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14547 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.49km NNE of Buttonwillow, CA · 14546 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 14546 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.622 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14545 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 2.310 km SSW of Huron, California · 14545 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.69 km N of Coalinga, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 14544 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.89 km SSW of Huron, California · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.8Central California · 14543 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.310 km SSE of Huron, California · 14543 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14542 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.311 km NNE of Kettleman City, California · 14542 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 1.92 km E of San Ardo, California · 14540 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.911 km NE of Shandon, California · 14539 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.722 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14539 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.69 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 3.110 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.39 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  60. 2.311 km SSW of Huron, California · 14539 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.96km SSE of Huron, CA · 14575 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.98 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14576 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.214 km WNW of Huron, California · 14577 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14577 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.96 km N of Coalinga, California · 14578 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.120 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.519 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.419 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14579 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.114 km N of Coalinga, California · 14579 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.9Central California · 14580 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14580 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.825 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14580 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.522 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14580 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.913 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14581 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.1Central California · 14584 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.95 km WNW of Tranquillity, California · 14584 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.126 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14584 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.515 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14585 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.53 km NW of Avenal, California · 14585 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 14585 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc86549. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.