California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Huron, California on Mon, Jul 21, 1986, 12:48 PM PDT (19:48 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-21 19:48:55 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.115° N, 120.188° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912 km W of Huron, California · 14678 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14676 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.014 km SW of Mendota, California · 14676 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.66 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14675 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.54 km WNW of Waukena, California · 14675 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14675 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.88 km S of Huron, California · 14673 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.00 km SSW of Parkfield, California · 14672 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14671 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14670 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.614 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14669 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.98 km W of Avenal, California · 14668 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.77 km W of Avenal, California · 14668 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 14667 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.510 km WSW of Huron, California · 14666 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14664 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14664 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.99 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14664 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.55 km SE of Parkfield, California · 14663 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.923 km NE of King City, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14662 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.825 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14661 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.56 km WNW of Paso Robles, California · 14661 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.813km NW of Lemoore Station, CA · 14661 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14660 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.911 km W of Huron, California · 14659 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 14657 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14657 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.9Central California · 14656 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.717 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14656 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 14656 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.612 km W of Coalinga, California · 14655 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14653 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.923 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14653 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 3.123 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14653 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.210 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14652 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.613 km NNE of Parkfield, California · 14652 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.37 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 14652 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.36 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14652 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14651 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 14649 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.29 km W of Atascadero, California · 14647 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.528 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14647 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.61 km WNW of Parkfield, California · 14647 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.910 km NE of Avenal, California · 14646 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.15 km S of Huron, California · 14646 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.111 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14646 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.36km ENE of Simmler, CA · 14646 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.927 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 14645 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 14644 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.94 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14644 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14642 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.71 km W of Parkfield, California · 14639 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 3.31 km W of Parkfield, California · 14639 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.64 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14638 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.715 km WNW of Three Rocks, California · 14638 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.412 km E of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.012 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14638 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 89.

Before

  1. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14679 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14679 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.016 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14680 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.511 km E of Coalinga, California · 14681 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.28 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14683 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.211 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14683 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.821 km ENE of Edna, California · 14685 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.636 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14686 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14687 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.618 km NW of Huron, California · 14687 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.912 km NNE of Cambria, California · 14688 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.92 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14688 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.5Central California · 14688 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.34km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 14689 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.69 km NE of Avenal, California · 14689 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.25 km S of Huron, California · 14690 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.96 km S of Huron, California · 14690 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc96571. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.