California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 9km SW of Huron, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9km SW of Huron, CA on Sat, Mar 23, 1991, 8:15 AM PST (16:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23 km NNE of San Ardo, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1991-03-23 16:15:34 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.157° N, 120.183° 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.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12979 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.910 km NW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.39 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.710 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.911 km NW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.610 km NW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.79 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12977 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.59 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12976 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.88 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 12976 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.616 km E of San Ardo, California · 12976 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.09km NE of Alpaugh, CA · 12976 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.624 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12974 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12974 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.024 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12973 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.8Central California · 12972 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.56 km SE of Huron, California · 12972 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.9Central California · 12972 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  21. 2.1Central California · 12972 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.96 km ESE of Cantua Creek, California · 12972 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.623 km NNE of San Lucas, California · 12970 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.57 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12970 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.924 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12969 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.28 km WSW of Templeton, California · 12968 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.65 km NW of Avenal, California · 12967 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.712 km SSE of Avenal, California · 12967 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.315km SSW of Alpaugh, CA · 12967 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.931 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12965 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.630 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12965 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 12964 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 12964 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.68 km WSW of Templeton, California · 12964 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.018 km N of Coalinga, California · 12963 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.0Central California · 12962 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.25 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 12962 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.65 km SSE of Parkfield, California · 12962 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12961 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.414km SE of Hanford, CA · 12960 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.211 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12959 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.725 km SW of Firebaugh, California · 12958 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 12957 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.319 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 12954 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12954 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12953 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.5Central California · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12951 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.512 km NNE of Shandon, California · 12951 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.85 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12950 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 12947 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 12946 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12946 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 12944 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 12944 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.64 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12941 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.713 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 12940 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.824 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12979 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.410 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12980 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.224 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12981 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.82 km SSE of Avenal, California · 12981 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 12981 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.822 km NE of Soledad, California · 12981 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 12981 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.410km NNE of Delano, CA · 12982 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.021 km S of Kettleman City, California · 12985 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.720 km W of Three Rocks, California · 12985 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.120 km W of Three Rocks, California · 12985 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 12986 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.021 km NE of Soledad, California · 12988 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.19 km N of King City, California · 12988 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.114 km WNW of La Vina, California · 12989 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.725 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12989 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.54 km ESE of San Miguel, California · 12990 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.712 km NNW of Coalinga, California · 12990 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.223 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12990 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.212 km S of Lockwood, California · 12990 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci2015076. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.