California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Huron, California on Sat, Jul 1, 1989, 6:43 PM PDT (01:43 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km NNW of Avenal, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1989-07-02 01:43:43 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.125° N, 120.189° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
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: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113km S of Poplar-Cotton Center, CA · 13606 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.81 km S of Kettleman City, California · 13603 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.37 km SW of Atascadero, California · 13603 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.0Central California · 13602 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.4Central California · 13602 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.09 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13602 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.913 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13600 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.727 km NE of Soledad, California · 13599 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.328 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13598 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.928 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13597 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.628 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13597 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.015 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 13596 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 13595 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.717 km N of Coalinga, California · 13595 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.5Central California · 13595 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.210 km SSE of Huron, California · 13595 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.614 km N of Coalinga, California · 13595 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.426 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13594 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.86km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 13591 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.817 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13590 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.510 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13590 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.821 km W of Three Rocks, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13588 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13585 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.531 km NE of Soledad, California · 13585 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.923 km NE of Soledad, California · 13584 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.57 km N of Coalinga, California · 13583 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13582 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.96 km E of Avenal, California · 13582 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.37 km S of Huron, California · 13581 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.98 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13581 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13579 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13579 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.69 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 13579 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.87 km N of Avenal, California · 13579 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.627 km NE of Soledad, California · 13572 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13571 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.721 km NE of San Lucas, California · 13570 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.516 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13570 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.116 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13570 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.724 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 13568 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13568 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 13568 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.67 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13568 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.721 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13567 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.85 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13566 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.6Central California · 13565 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.527 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13563 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13562 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.77 km ENE of Lockwood, California · 13561 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.611 km N of Coalinga, California · 13561 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.88 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13561 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.924 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13560 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.90 km ENE of Kettleman City, California · 13559 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.513 km N of Coalinga, California · 13558 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.34 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 13558 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.723 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13557 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.25 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13556 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.45 km ENE of Coalinga, California · 13556 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 2.214 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13608 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.123 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13609 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.710 km S of Huron, California · 13610 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13612 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNE of Cayucos, California · 13613 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.79 km S of Huron, California · 13613 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.910 km N of Cambria, California · 13614 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.811 km S of Stratford, California · 13616 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.424 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13617 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.012 km SSW of Stratford, California · 13617 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.012 km S of Stratford, California · 13617 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.013 km S of Stratford, California · 13617 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.724 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13618 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.74 km W of Huron, California · 13619 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.923 km NE of King City, California · 13619 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.011km N of Buttonwillow, CA · 13621 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.611 km SW of Huron, California · 13621 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.09 km S of Huron, California · 13622 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13623 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.110 km SSE of Huron, California · 13623 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc139243. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.