California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km SSW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Huron, California on Wed, Nov 9, 1988, 4:20 AM PST (12:20 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1988-11-09 12:20:58 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.157° N, 120.126° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2Central California · 13841 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13840 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.610 km N of Coalinga, California · 13839 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.97 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13837 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.824 km NW of Lost Hills, California · 13836 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 13836 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.817 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13835 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.99km SSE of Poplar-Cotton Center, CA · 13833 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.925 km NNE of King City, California · 13833 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13831 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.50 km SE of Exeter, California · 13831 days ago · -1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13830 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.0Central California · 13830 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.523 km NE of King City, California · 13829 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.823 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13829 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13828 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13828 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13827 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13826 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.013 km SE of Parkfield, California · 13825 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 2.724 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13825 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13825 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13822 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.629 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13821 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13821 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.619 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13821 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.217 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13821 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.819 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.919 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13820 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.710 km SW of Huron, California · 13820 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.9Central California · 13820 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.510 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13820 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.89 km N of Coalinga, California · 13818 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.610 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13818 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.65 km W of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.03 km NW of Huron, California · 13818 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.112 km SW of Huron, California · 13817 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.69 km SW of Huron, California · 13817 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.725 km NE of Soledad, California · 13816 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 3.111 km SSE of Huron, California · 13816 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.511 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 13816 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 1.912 km NE of Avenal, California · 13816 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.911 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13815 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  45. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13814 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13814 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.38 km ESE of Stratford, California · 13814 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.58 km WNW of San Ardo, California · 13812 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 13812 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13812 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.710 km SSE of Huron, California · 13810 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.616 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13810 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.710 km NNE of Avenal, California · 13808 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.916 km N of Coalinga, California · 13806 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 2.122 km WSW of Alpaugh, California · 13806 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.129 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 13806 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.28 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13805 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.69 km SW of Avenal, California · 13805 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.52 km SSE of Huron, California · 13805 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.7Central California · 13805 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

  1. 1.910 km WSW of Huron, California · 13841 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.125 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13842 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.613 km SW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.52 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13843 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.728 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13843 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.64 km SW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.55 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.03 km S of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.64 km SSW of Avenal, California · 13845 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.634 km NE of King City, California · 13845 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13846 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.18 km WSW of Huron, California · 13846 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13846 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.924 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13847 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.84 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13848 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13849 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.515 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13849 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.610 km WSW of Huron, California · 13849 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc126682. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.