California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Huron, California on Sun, Jan 17, 1988, 12:27 AM PST (08:27 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25km NW of Buttonwillow, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-01-17 08:27:59 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.147° N, 120.221° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14140 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.08 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14138 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14138 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.4Central California · 14137 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.911 km SW of Huron, California · 14137 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.524 km NE of King City, California · 14134 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 14133 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 14133 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.624 km WSW of Coalinga, California · 14132 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.113 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14132 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.814 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14132 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.615 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 14132 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.17 km SW of Kettleman City, California · 14132 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14132 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14130 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.514 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14130 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14129 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.627 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14128 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14128 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.511 km SW of Huron, California · 14127 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.610 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14127 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.6Central California · 14124 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 14123 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.713 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14123 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.27 km SSE of Lanare, California · 14123 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.728 km NE of King City, California · 14121 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.08 km NNE of Avenal, California · 14120 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.236 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14120 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.024 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14120 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.76 km E of San Simeon, California · 14119 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 14115 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.710 km NE of Coalinga, California · 14114 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14114 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.115 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 14114 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.624 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 14114 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.16 km NNW of Cambria, California · 14114 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14114 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.638 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14112 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 14112 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 14111 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.98 km ESE of Santa Margarita, California · 14111 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14109 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.729 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14109 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.516 km N of Coalinga, California · 14108 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.51km WNW of Delano, CA · 14107 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 14107 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.511 km SSW of Huron, California · 14107 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14106 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.723 km NE of San Ardo, California · 14105 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.511 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14105 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 4.225km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14105 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.928km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.129km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.028km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.61 km WNW of Avenal, California · 14104 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.930km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.028km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.728km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.027km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 14104 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 14103 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.411 km E of Coalinga, California · 14141 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.211 km SW of Huron, California · 14141 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.05km SE of Tulare, CA · 14141 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.936 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 14141 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.230 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14142 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14142 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.631 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 14142 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.618 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 14144 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.624 km S of Kettleman City, California · 14144 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 14145 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.029 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14145 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.224 km ENE of Soledad, California · 14146 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.829 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14146 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.228 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 14146 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.724 km ENE of King City, California · 14147 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.614 km S of Lake Nacimiento, California · 14149 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.628 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14149 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.6Central California · 14150 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14150 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.929 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 14151 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc111037. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.