California earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 10 km SSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Huron, California on Wed, Nov 12, 1986, 2:07 PM PST (22:07 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km SSE of Huron, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Nov 12, 1986, 2:07 PM PST
UTC: 1986-11-12 22:07:15 UTC
Depth: 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.124° N, 120.157° W
Region: California
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, 0.3 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 123°
Stations used: 39

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc87908 (also filed as ci712887, usp0002zy0). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.