California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km WSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Huron, California on Mon, Oct 31, 1988, 7:35 PM PST (03:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-11-01 03:35:50 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.157° N, 120.209° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
27

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 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 13848 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13847 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13847 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.84 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13847 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13846 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13845 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, California · 13845 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13844 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.634 km NE of King City, California · 13844 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.03 km S of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.55 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.64 km SW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.728 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13842 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.52 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13842 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.613 km SW of Avenal, California · 13842 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13841 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.910 km WSW of Huron, California · 13840 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.85 km SSW of Huron, California · 13840 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 2.2Central California · 13840 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13839 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13839 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 13838 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13836 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.824 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 13835 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13835 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13834 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 13832 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13831 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13830 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.50 km SE of Exeter, California · 13829 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13829 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.0Central California · 13829 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13828 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13828 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13827 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13827 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13826 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13825 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, California · 13824 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13823 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13823 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13821 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13820 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13820 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13819 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13819 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13818 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.710 km SW of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.9Central California · 13818 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.510 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13818 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13817 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13817 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.65 km W of Huron, California · 13817 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 2.03 km NW of Huron, California · 13816 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 13816 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 3.28 km SW of Huron, California · 13848 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.122 km NE of Soledad, California · 13848 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.728 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13848 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.615 km N of Coalinga, California · 13849 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.715 km N of Coalinga, California · 13850 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.615 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13850 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.5Central California · 13850 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13852 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.522 km NE of Soledad, California · 13853 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.623 km NE of Soledad, California · 13853 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.323 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13853 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.311 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13854 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.16 km SSW of San Lucas, California · 13854 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.834 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13855 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of San Ardo, California · 13856 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.215 km NNE of Shandon, California · 13857 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13858 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.635 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13860 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.123 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13860 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13860 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc126133. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:55 AM UTC.