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M1.8 earthquake 5 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km S of Huron, California on Fri, Feb 10, 1989, 8:14 PM PST (04:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NE of San Lucas, 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
1989-02-11 04:14:38 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.150° N, 120.113° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
165°
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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.617 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13742 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.611 km NE of Shandon, California · 13741 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.05 km N of Coalinga, California · 13741 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.623 km ENE of King City, California · 13741 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.75 km ESE of Avenal, California · 13741 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.99 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13740 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.42 km WNW of Orange Cove, California · 13740 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.716 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13739 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.824 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13735 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.824 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13733 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13731 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13731 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.511 km WSW of Huron, California · 13730 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.74 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13730 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.41 km NNE of Orange Cove, California · 13729 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13728 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13727 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.030 km NE of Soledad, California · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.824 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13726 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.124 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13726 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.618 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13722 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.916 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13720 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13719 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.325 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13718 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.928 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13716 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13715 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.922 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13714 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.06 km N of Avenal, California · 13714 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.611 km SSW of Huron, California · 13713 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.926 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13712 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.719 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13711 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.017 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13711 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.05 km W of Kettleman City, California · 13709 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.68 km SE of Avenal, California · 13706 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of King City, California · 13706 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.87 km N of Coalinga, California · 13703 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.1Central California · 13702 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.322 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13702 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.922 km NE of Soledad, California · 13701 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.525 km WNW of Lost Hills, California · 13699 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.637 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13698 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.814 km N of Coalinga, California · 13697 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 1.912 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13696 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.213 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13696 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 2.324 km NE of Soledad, California · 13693 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.06 km WNW of Kettleman City, California · 13693 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.220 km ESE of Kettleman City, California · 13693 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.523 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13693 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.524 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13692 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.010 km NNW of Kettleman City, California · 13692 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.512 km N of Coalinga, CA · 13691 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.931 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13691 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.511 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13691 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.623 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13690 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.037 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13690 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.830 km ESE of Shandon, California · 13690 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.09 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13747 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.34 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13748 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Huron, California · 13748 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.16 km W of Squaw Valley, California · 13751 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.913 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13752 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.710 km W of Avenal, California · 13752 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.212 km WSW of Avenal, California · 13752 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.911 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 13756 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.610 km WNW of Huron, California · 13756 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.826 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13757 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.816 km SSE of Kettleman City, California · 13757 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.012 km W of Oak Shores, California · 13758 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.736 km NE of King City, California · 13758 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.036 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13759 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.95 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13759 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.926 km NE of Soledad, California · 13760 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.820 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13762 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.83 km NW of Avenal, California · 13762 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13762 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13762 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc131215. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.