California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km S of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km S of Huron, California on Tue, May 16, 1989, 5:21 PM PDT (00:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km SSE of Parkfield, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-05-17 00:21:48 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.110° N, 120.081° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.73
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
158°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.19 km S of Huron, California · 13652 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.59 km SSW of Huron, California · 13652 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13649 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.917 km WNW of Coalinga, California · 13649 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.18 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13648 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.38 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13648 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.73 km W of Avenal, California · 13648 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.98 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13647 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.113 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13647 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.38 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13646 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.84 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13644 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.59 km SSW of Huron, California · 13643 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.223 km ENE of San Lucas, California · 13642 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13642 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13636 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.64 km SSW of Atascadero, California · 13635 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13635 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.910 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13632 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.013 km N of Coalinga, California · 13631 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.910 km S of Huron, California · 13631 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.710 km SSE of South Dos Palos, California · 13630 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.69 km E of Coalinga, California · 13629 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.07 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13629 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13628 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13628 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.08 km N of Coalinga, California · 13627 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.77 km N of Coalinga, California · 13627 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.49 km SSE of Huron, California · 13625 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, California · 13625 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13625 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.515 km N of Coalinga, California · 13625 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, California · 13623 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 13622 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 13622 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 2.011km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 13621 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 13619 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.74 km W of Huron, California · 13619 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13618 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.013 km S of Stratford, California · 13618 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.012 km S of Stratford, California · 13618 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.012 km SSW of Stratford, California · 13617 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13617 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.811 km S of Stratford, California · 13617 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 13613 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.611 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 13613 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13612 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 13610 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13610 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.214 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13608 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.711 km SW of Huron, California · 13606 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 2.113km S of Poplar-Cotton Center, CA · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.81 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13603 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.37 km SW of Atascadero, California · 13603 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.0Central California · 13603 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.4Central California · 13602 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 3.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13600 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.710 km S of Huron, California · 13652 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.911 km E of Coalinga, California · 13652 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 13652 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.611 km E of Coalinga, California · 13652 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.93 km WNW of Grangeville, California · 13653 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.59 km NW of Avenal, California · 13653 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.810 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13653 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.622 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13655 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.937 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13657 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.838 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13657 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.237 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13657 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.837 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13657 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13660 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.610 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13660 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.113 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 13663 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.911 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13664 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.6Central California · 13664 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.17 km ENE of Avenal, California · 13665 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.67 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13665 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.726 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13667 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc136278. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.