California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km W of Huron, California

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km W of Huron, California on Thu, May 2, 1991, 3:23 PM PDT (22:23 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 22 km NE of Soledad, 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
1991-05-02 22:23:42 UTC
Depth
-0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.196° N, 120.240° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05km WNW of Lindsay, CA · 12938 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12937 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.7Central California · 12936 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.010 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Huron, California · 12936 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.621 km NE of Soledad, California · 12936 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12935 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.124 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12935 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.05 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12934 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.16 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.123 km NNE of San Ardo, California · 12932 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 12930 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.56 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12928 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.521 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12928 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 12928 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.812 km N of Coalinga, California · 12927 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.027 km NE of Soledad, California · 12927 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.55 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12926 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.76 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12926 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.55 km ENE of Lemoore Station, California · 12926 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.79 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12925 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.811 km E of Coalinga, California · 12924 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.622 km NNE of Soledad, California · 12923 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12923 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.923 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 12922 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12921 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.323 km SE of Tres Pinos, California · 12920 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.020 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12920 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.620 km WSW of Three Rocks, California · 12920 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 12920 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.75 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 12915 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.023 km NE of King City, California · 12915 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.624 km NE of Soledad, California · 12914 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.623 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12914 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.310 km NE of San Simeon, California · 12914 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.821 km NE of Soledad, California · 12913 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.624 km ENE of Greenfield, California · 12913 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.511km N of Delano, CA · 12913 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.30 km W of Parkfield, California · 12913 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.26 km SW of Atascadero, California · 12912 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.622 km NE of Soledad, California · 12910 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.78 km W of Huron, California · 12910 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 1.89 km NNW of Avenal, California · 12907 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.719 km NNE of Coalinga, California · 12907 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.310 km N of Coalinga, California · 12906 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 2.212 km NW of Avenal, California · 12906 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.37 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12905 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.96 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12905 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.78 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12905 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  52. 1.522 km NE of San Lucas, California · 12905 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.020 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12905 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 2.129 km SW of Three Rocks, California · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.628 km SW of South Dos Palos, California · 12904 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.712 km N of Coalinga, California · 12904 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.127 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12904 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.613km NE of Coalinga, CA · 12903 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.121 km NE of Soledad, California · 12902 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.5Central California · 12900 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12940 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.713 km SSW of Lockwood, California · 12941 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.64 km ESE of Coalinga, California · 12941 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.820 km SSE of Tres Pinos, California · 12944 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.823 km NE of King City, California · 12944 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.722 km NE of San Ardo, California · 12945 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, California · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.522 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12946 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.321 km NE of Soledad, California · 12947 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.521 km NE of Soledad, California · 12947 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.022 km ENE of Soledad, California · 12950 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.85 km SE of Coalinga, California · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.512 km NNE of Shandon, California · 12951 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.421 km NE of Soledad, California · 12951 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.5Central California · 12952 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.624 km NE of Greenfield, California · 12953 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.921 km NE of Soledad, California · 12954 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.012 km NE of Coalinga, California · 12954 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.319 km SE of Kettleman City, California · 12955 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.721 km NE of Soledad, California · 12957 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc211802 (also filed as ci694801). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.