California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Huron, California on Fri, Jul 15, 1988, 3:35 AM PDT (10:35 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 23 km NE of Soledad, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-07-15 10:35:56 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.157° N, 120.214° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 13954 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.72 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 13953 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13953 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.811 km SW of Huron, California · 13953 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13953 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 13953 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13953 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13952 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.710 km N of Cambria, California · 13952 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13952 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13950 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 13950 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13950 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 13950 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.925km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13950 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.45 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 13948 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.94 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 13948 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.225km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13948 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.52 km E of San Ardo, California · 13948 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, California · 13947 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.724 km NE of Soledad, California · 13947 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 4.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.324 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.123 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.022 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.423 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.422 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.323 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.223 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 2.023 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.523 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.222 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.0Central California · 13946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13957 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13958 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.624 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13960 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13960 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13960 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.723 km NE of Soledad, California · 13960 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13960 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.722 km NE of Soledad, California · 13960 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.010 km SSE of Huron, California · 13961 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.410 km E of Coalinga, California · 13962 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 13962 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13963 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.636 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13963 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 13963 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13964 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 13965 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.99 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13965 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13966 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13967 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.37km NE of Simmler, CA · 13968 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc120406 (also filed as ci643098). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:46 AM UTC.