California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km WNW of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Huron, California on Sat, Apr 28, 1990, 6:48 AM PDT (13:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 16 km N of Coalinga, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
1990-04-28 13:48:55 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.233° N, 120.254° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13306 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.421 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 13304 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.110 km NE of San Ardo, California · 13304 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.523 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13301 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.625 km NE of Soledad, California · 13301 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.78 km N of Coalinga, California · 13300 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13299 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.214 km S of Three Rocks, California · 13298 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 13297 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.823 km NE of King City, California · 13296 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 13296 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.930 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13296 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.26 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13294 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.520 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13293 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.922 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13293 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.77 km N of Avenal, California · 13292 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.813 km S of Avenal, California · 13292 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.04 km WNW of Grangeville, California · 13292 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.636 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13290 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 13290 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.910 km NNE of Cambria, California · 13289 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.017 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13289 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 3.214 km N of Coalinga, California · 13289 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13288 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 13287 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.716 km N of Coalinga, California · 13286 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.015 km N of Coalinga, California · 13286 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.911km NNW of Corcoran, CA · 13285 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.910 km WSW of Atascadero, California · 13284 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.224 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13284 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13283 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.730 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13283 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.715 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.925 km ENE of San Ardo, California · 13282 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.823 km NE of Soledad, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.331 km ENE of Soledad, California · 13280 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.518 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.618 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.517 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.413 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.918 km N of Coalinga, California · 13280 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.918 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 13278 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.910 km N of Avenal, California · 13278 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.813 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13277 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.323 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13277 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.328 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13277 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.512 km W of Huron, California · 13275 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.719 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13275 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.526 km WSW of Mendota, California · 13274 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.115 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 13274 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.529 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13273 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.129 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13273 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.421 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13273 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.222 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13272 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.324 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13272 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.823 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13271 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.914 km S of Cantua Creek, California · 13271 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.524 km NE of Greenfield, California · 13270 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 3.611 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 13270 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 2.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 13307 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.820 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13308 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.814 km ESE of Tres Pinos, California · 13308 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.612 km SW of Huron, California · 13309 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 13309 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.320 km NW of Parkfield, California · 13310 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.337 km SSW of South Dos Palos, California · 13310 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.63 km WNW of Avenal, California · 13310 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13311 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.729 km E of Tres Pinos, California · 13311 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.022 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13312 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.125 km NNE of King City, California · 13312 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.822 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 13313 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.722 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13313 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.322 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13313 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.511 km SSW of Cantua Creek, California · 13313 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.96 km NE of Lockwood, California · 13314 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.221 km NNE of Soledad, California · 13314 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.612 km NE of Coalinga, California · 13315 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.9Central California · 13316 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc1175808. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.