California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km SW of Huron, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Huron, CA on Wed, Nov 11, 1987, 12:10 PM PST (20:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 28 km SW of South Dos Palos, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-11-11 20:10:32 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.127° N, 120.168° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 14199 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 14198 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.61 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14196 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.641 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14196 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14196 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.56 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14196 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.012 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14195 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.011 km WNW of Oak Shores, California · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.611 km NW of Oak Shores, California · 14195 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.916 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14194 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 14193 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.710 km NE of Avenal, California · 14191 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.58 km N of Coalinga, California · 14191 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.915 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14190 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.315 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 14190 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.821 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14190 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 14190 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 14189 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.714 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14189 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14188 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.813 km N of Coalinga, California · 14188 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.831 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14186 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14185 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.19 km N of Coalinga, California · 14185 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 14185 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14183 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.025 km NNE of King City, California · 14183 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14182 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.812 km NW of Oak Shores, California · 14182 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14181 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14181 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 14180 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.617 km N of Coalinga, California · 14180 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.525 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14180 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.3Central California · 14179 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.57 km WSW of Huron, California · 14179 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14178 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.44 km SW of Avenal, California · 14176 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.725 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14175 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.526 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14174 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.05 km SSE of Mendota, California · 14174 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 14169 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.628 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14168 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.610 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14166 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.925 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14166 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.940 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14166 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.610 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14166 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.611 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14166 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.918 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14165 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.823 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14164 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14162 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.022 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14162 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.925 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14160 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.026 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14160 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.926 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14160 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.926 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14160 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.726 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14160 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.526 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 14160 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.029 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14159 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 3.828 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14159 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.05 km E of Avenal, California · 14200 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Lockwood, California · 14202 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.82 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14203 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.612 km E of Coalinga, California · 14203 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, California · 14204 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.311 km SSE of Huron, California · 14205 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.610 km W of Three Rocks, California · 14208 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.78 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14209 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.816 km NW of Huron, California · 14210 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.526 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14211 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.18 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14212 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.710km NE of Alpaugh, CA · 14214 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.411 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14214 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.726 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14214 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 14215 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.7Central California · 14216 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.636 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 14216 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.811 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14218 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.89 km NNW of Avenal, California · 14219 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.17 km S of Three Rocks, California · 14221 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc108261 (also filed as ci734875). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.