California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km S of Huron, California on Sun, May 10, 1987, 1:43 PM PDT (20:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-05-10 20:43:11 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.106° N, 120.098° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.018 km WSW of Mendota, California · 14387 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14386 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 14382 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14380 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14379 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14379 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14378 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.74 km NE of Avenal, California · 14377 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.6Central California · 14376 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14376 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14376 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14374 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14374 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14373 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14372 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14370 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14370 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14369 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14369 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14368 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14368 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14367 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14367 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14366 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 14365 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 1.73km NW of Kettleman City, CA · 14364 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14364 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14364 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14361 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.29 km NE of Avenal, California · 14360 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14360 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.79 km NE of Avenal, California · 14360 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.910 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14359 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.011 km WNW of Huron, California · 14358 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14358 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14358 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.79 km NE of Avenal, California · 14357 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.8Central California · 14357 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 2.99km N of Kettleman City, CA · 14357 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14357 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.110km WSW of Wasco, CA · 14355 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14353 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.215 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14353 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14353 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.71 km W of Avenal, California · 14352 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 1.93 km W of Avenal, California · 14352 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.82 km W of Avenal, California · 14351 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.523 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14348 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14347 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 3.211 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14345 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.6Central California · 14345 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.912 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14343 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.212 km SW of Huron, California · 14343 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.012 km N of Coalinga, California · 14343 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.840 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14343 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.128 km NW of Coalinga, California · 14343 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.83 km SE of Avenal, California · 14343 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.82 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14342 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.214 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14342 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14388 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14388 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14388 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.35 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14388 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 14391 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.923 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.425 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14393 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.125 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14393 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14394 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14394 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 14395 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14396 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.8Central California · 14397 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14398 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14399 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14399 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.214 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14399 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14400 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc100160 (also filed as ci721948). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.