M2.1 earthquake 8km SW of Huron, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8km SW of Huron, CA on Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 12:40 PM PST (20:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km NNE of New Idria, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-14 20:40:33 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.144° N, 120.157° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 150°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.18km WSW of Huron, CA · 2453 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.88km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 2450 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.821km WNW of Simmler, CA · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.014km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA · 2449 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
- 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.515km NW of New Idria, CA · 2446 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
- 2.615km NW of New Idria, CA · 2445 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 2445 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.811km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2444 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.617km NW of New Idria, CA · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.517km NW of New Idria, CA · 2444 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.910km W of Templeton, CA · 2443 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 11
- 1.824km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.89km W of Delano, CA · 2442 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.59km SSW of San Ardo, CA · 2441 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.112km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.015km E of Kettleman City, CA · 2440 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.715km NW of New Idria, CA · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.612km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.912km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.611km WNW of Templeton, CA · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2435 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.619km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2434 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2433 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.411km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 2428 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.210km WSW of Squaw Valley, CA · 2427 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.924km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.57km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2424 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.97km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
- 1.67km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2424 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.013km W of Templeton, CA · 2424 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.710km W of Huron, CA · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.612km S of San Lucas, CA · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.320km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2423 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.44km NW of Armona, CA · 2423 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2423 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.320km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2422 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.611km N of Cayucos, CA · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.82km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2420 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.98km WNW of Lemoore Station, CA · 2419 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.54km SSE of Avenal, CA · 2417 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 2415 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.615km N of Cayucos, CA · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.99km NE of Cayucos, CA · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.54km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2413 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.210km WNW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2413 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.715km NW of New Idria, CA · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.910km S of Stratford, CA · 2411 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.520km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2411 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.612km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2410 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.718km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.76km W of San Ardo, CA · 2410 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.422km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2409 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.418km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2408 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
The first 60 of 78.
Before
- 1.87km SSE of Huron, CA · 2456 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.825km W of Alpaugh, CA · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.013km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.610km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2457 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.311km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.910km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.921km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2459 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 2459 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.416km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2460 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.811km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.59km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2462 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.636km E of Cholame, CA · 2463 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.622km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.322km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
- 2.018km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.54km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73327511. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.