California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Mon, Jul 18, 1988, 7:47 PM PDT (02:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 8 km NNW of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-07-19 02:47:08 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.121° N, 120.173° 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
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13955 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.68 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13955 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.710 km N of Cambria, California · 13954 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.111 km WSW of Huron, California · 13952 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 13952 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.612 km WSW of Huron, California · 13952 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.925km NW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13952 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.45 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 13951 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 13950 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.225km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 13950 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.52 km E of San Ardo, California · 13950 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 13950 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.311 km WSW of Huron, California · 13949 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.124 km NE of Soledad, California · 13948 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Avenal, California · 13946 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.424 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13946 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13946 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.524 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13946 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.48 km N of Coalinga, California · 13945 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13945 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.816 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13945 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.28 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13943 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 2.211 km NE of San Simeon, California · 13942 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.323 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13942 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13942 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.622 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 13942 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 13942 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 3.023 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 13941 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13940 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13939 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 13939 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.210 km NW of Avenal, California · 13937 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.111 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13937 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13936 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.611 km SW of Fairmead, California · 13936 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13936 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.125 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13936 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.824 km NE of Soledad, California · 13935 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.524 km NE of Soledad, California · 13935 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 13935 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.124 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13934 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 13932 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.38 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13931 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 2.49 km N of Coalinga, California · 13931 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.023 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13930 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.711 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13930 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.70km ESE of Tipton, CA · 13930 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.717 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13929 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.217 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13929 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.925 km NE of Soledad, California · 13929 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13927 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13927 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.05 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13927 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.625 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13926 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.725 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13926 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.74 km WSW of Paso Robles, California · 13924 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.626 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13924 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.57 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13922 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.715 km NW of Coalinga, California · 13922 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.68 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13922 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.72 km ENE of Cayucos, California · 13956 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.714 km SSW of Three Rocks, California · 13956 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.411 km WSW of Huron, California · 13959 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.124 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13960 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13962 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.010 km SSE of Huron, California · 13963 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.410 km E of Coalinga, California · 13964 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.924 km NE of Soledad, California · 13965 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.426km NNE of Nipomo, CA · 13965 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13965 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.636 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13965 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.011 km WSW of Huron, California · 13965 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13966 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.710 km WSW of Huron, California · 13967 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.99 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13968 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13968 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.37km NE of Simmler, CA · 13971 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.5Central California · 13971 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.624 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13971 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13972 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc120568. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:51 AM UTC.