California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km SE of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Huron, California on Mon, Apr 27, 1987, 11:32 AM PDT (18:32 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

Huron forecastMore in California

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1987-04-27 18:32:47 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.142° N, 120.050° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km E of Coalinga, California · 14399 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.214 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 14398 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14398 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.65 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14398 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14397 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.8Central California · 14396 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.810 km N of Coalinga, California · 14395 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.913 km NW of Avenal, California · 14394 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.016 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14393 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14393 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14393 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.125 km SSE of Avenal, California · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.425 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14392 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.65 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 14390 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.35 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14387 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 14387 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 14387 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.96 km ENE of Avenal, California · 14387 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.310 km S of Huron, California · 14386 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.018 km WSW of Mendota, California · 14386 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.714 km N of Coalinga, California · 14385 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.810 km E of Coalinga, California · 14381 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.12 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14379 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14378 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14377 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.74 km NE of Avenal, California · 14376 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.6Central California · 14375 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14375 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14375 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.818 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14373 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.92 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14373 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.724 km NE of King City, California · 14372 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14372 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.62 km ESE of San Ardo, California · 14369 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.823 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14368 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.718 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14368 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.520 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14367 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14367 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.816 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14366 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.79 km N of Coalinga, California · 14365 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.911 km WSW of Huron, California · 14364 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.73km NW of Kettleman City, CA · 14363 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14363 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.918 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14363 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 3.018 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14363 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14360 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.29 km NE of Avenal, California · 14359 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.630 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14359 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.79 km NE of Avenal, California · 14359 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.910 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14358 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.011 km WNW of Huron, California · 14357 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.824 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14357 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14357 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 1.79 km NE of Avenal, California · 14356 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.8Central California · 14356 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  57. 2.99km N of Kettleman City, CA · 14356 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.810 km NW of Kettleman City, California · 14356 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.110km WSW of Wasco, CA · 14354 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.216 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14352 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14400 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.123 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 14403 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.123 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14404 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.84 km N of Coalinga, California · 14406 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14406 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.810 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 14407 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.95 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14407 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.621 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.822 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.022 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14408 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.623 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14408 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 14409 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.09 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14411 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.111 km SW of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14412 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.29 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14413 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.925 km NE of King City, California · 14413 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.715 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14413 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.737 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14414 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away

Earthquakes todayCalifornia earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc99411 (also filed as ci721274). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.